Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 742
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/09/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 18 - 50
    4  and insert:
    5         (f)1. A greyhound racing permitholder shall file reports by
    6  the 14th day of each calendar month on forms adopted by the
    7  department showing any known major injury incurred by a racing
    8  greyhound while it is racing at a licensed pari-mutuel facility,
    9  including injuries incurred in official schooling races, during
   10  the prior month. As used in this paragraph, the term “major
   11  injury” means a physical act or event causing harm to the
   12  greyhound and impairing the greyhound’s ability to race for a
   13  period of 1 month.
   14         2. The report must be signed by the racetrack veterinarian
   15  and contain the following information: the type and bodily
   16  location of the injury; the cause of injury; the track or
   17  facility where the injury occurred; the date and estimated time
   18  of the incident; the greyhound’s registered name and tattoo
   19  numbers; the reporting person’s name and telephone number; the
   20  kennel operator, address, and telephone number; the microchip
   21  manufacturer and number, if any; and the trainer’s name and
   22  telephone number.
   23         3. The division shall maintain the reports required by this
   24  paragraph for a period of 7 years. The reports must be readily
   25  available to the public upon oral or written request to the
   26  division.
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   28  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   29  And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete lines 3 - 8
   31  and insert:
   32         s. 550.2415, F.S.; requiring a greyhound racing
   33         permitholder to file certain injury reports; defining
   34         the term “major injury”; requiring a racetrack
   35         veterinarian to sign the reports; providing the
   36         content of the reports; requiring the Division of
   37         Pari-mutuel Wagering within the Department of Business
   38         and Professional Regulation to maintain the reports
   39         for a specified period; requiring the reports to be
   40         readily available upon request by the public;
   41         providing an