General Bill
Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies:
Creates "Animal Rescue Act"; requires animal control agency or animal shelter that euthanizes animals to maintain registry of animal rescue groups that are willing to accept animals that would otherwise be euthanized; provides eligibility criteria; provides criteria under which animal control agency or shelter may reject applicant for registry or remove participant from registry; provides application requirements; authorizes animal control agency or shelter to require rescue group or person to provide certain data each month; prohibits animal control agency or shelter from euthanizing animal until animal agency or shelter has notified appropriate animal rescue group or person listed on registry; provides exceptions; authorizes animal control agency or shelter to assess fee for each animal released to rescue group; requires that each animal control agency or animal shelter provide for public information on regular basis.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2012
Last Event:
Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM
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Bill #:
CS/SB 818
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Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies
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