HB 597: Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies
GENERAL BILL by Abruzzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Artiles ; Boyd ; Cruz ; Ford ; Julien ; Nehr ; Perman ; Porth ; Roberson ; Sands ; Soto ; Williams, T.
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.
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/8/2011 House • Filed
11/15/2011 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 60
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 60
3/9/2012 House • Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
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HB 597, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/8/2011 at 11:16 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 818 (c1) Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies Bennett Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
Location: Pending Reference Review
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 828.067 Page 2 (pdf)