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CS/SB 818: Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Latvala ; Smith

Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies; Creating the “Animal Rescue Act”; requiring any animal control agency or animal shelter that euthanizes animals to maintain a registry of animal rescue groups that are willing to accept animals that would otherwise be subject to euthanization; providing eligibility criteria for rescue groups and persons desiring to be on the euthanization registry; providing criteria under which an animal control agency or animal shelter may reject an applicant for the euthanization registry or remove a participant from the registry; requiring that certain specified information concerning an animal rescue group be included in the group’s application for inclusion on the euthanasia registry; requiring that a rescue group or person agreeing to take possession of the animal do so within a specified time, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Agriculture (AG)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/3/2011 Senate • Filed
    12/5/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Agriculture -SJ 69
    12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 69
    1/18/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/23/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 264
    1/24/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 270
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)

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  • CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2012 at 2:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 597 Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies Abruzzo Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.067 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 818, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2011 at 10:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2012 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 597 Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies Abruzzo Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    902884 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Bennett)     		1/23/2012
    7:56 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/23/2012     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/23/2012 10:00 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.067

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