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SB 897 Animal shelter and pounds; allowed to purchase, etc., certain controlled substances for euthanizing.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Animal shelters and pounds; administration of certain medications. Allows the Board of Pharmacy to register an animal shelter or pound to purchase, possess, and administer certain Schedule II-VI controlled substances approved by the State Veterinarian for the purpose of euthanizing injured, sick, homeless, and unwanted domestic pets and animals; and to purchase, possess, and administer certain Schedule VI controlled substances for the purpose of preventing, controlling, and treating certain communicable diseases that failure to control would result in transmission to the animal population in the shelter or pound. This bill has an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2097.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093085272 pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093126272-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/31/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093085272
- 12/31/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/26/09 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093126272-S1
- 01/27/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/09 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 093126272-S1
- 01/28/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB897S1
- 01/29/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 House: Read second time
- 02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 House: Read third time
- 02/24/09 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/09 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER)
- 03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/23/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 3/23/09)
- 03/23/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)