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1999 SESSION
SB 935 Animal welfare.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Confinement and disposition of stray animals. Allows stray animals to be adopted by any person. Currently, such animals may only be adopted by residents of the locality for which the pound or animal shelter is operated or an adjacent locality. The bill requires that animals that are adopted by persons who are not residents of the locality for which the pound or shelter is operated or an adjacent locality must be sterilized prior to adoption. The bill also increases the fine for failure to comply with a sterilization agreement signed when adopting an animal from $50 to $150. This bill is identical to HB 2155.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Confinement and disposition of stray animals. Allows stray animals to be adopted by any person. Currently, such animals may only be adopted by residents of the locality for which the pound or animal shelter is operated or an adjacent locality. The bill requires that animals that are adopted by persons who are not residents of the locality for which the pound or shelter is operated or an adjacent locality must be sterilized prior to adoption. The bill also increases the fine for failure to comply with a sterilization agreement signed when adopting an animal from $50 to $250.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Animal welfare. Requires that violators of animal care and animal cruelty statutes pay boarding and veterinary costs for the animals upon which the violations were committed, increases the fine for failure to comply with a sterilization agreement signed when adopting an animal from $50 to $250, and allows persons within a 50-mile radius of a shelter or pound to adopt animals from that shelter or pound. Currently, only residents of the locality in which the pound or shelter is located or an adjacent locality may adopt an animal.