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HB 1565 Companion animals; authority of animal control officers.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Authority of animal control officers. Authorizes an animal control officer to capture and confine a companion animal that is not subject to licensure upon receiving complaint from a property owner of the presence of the companion animal on his property without his permission.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Authority of animal control officers. Authorizes an animal control officer, upon receiving a complaint from a property owner of the presence of a companion animal on his property without the permission of the property owner, to capture and confine the animal.