CS/SB 818 (2012) -  Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies

by Community Affairs and Bennett (CO-SPONSORS) Gaetz; Latvala; Smith
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: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/23/12 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Agriculture

Related Bills

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/24/2012 2:47:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/20/2012 11:18:43 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 270 Time: 01/24/2012 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/24/2012 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 264 Time: 01/23/2012 - 12:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/18/2012 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 69 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 12/21/2011 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Agriculture -SJ 69 Time: 12/05/2011 - 11:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/03/2011 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
828.067 HB 597