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CS/SB 654: Animal Control

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sobel ; Montford

Animal Control; Requiring animal control officers, wildlife officers, and disease laboratories to report potential health risks to humans from animals; providing for use of additional prescription drugs for euthanasia and chemical immobilization of animals; providing for rulemaking to expand the list of additional prescription drugs; providing that the Board of Pharmacy or the Department of Health may revoke or suspend a permit upon a determination that the permittee or its employees or agents is using or has used an authorized drug for other purposes or if a permittee has committed specified violations; restricting the use of intracardial injection for euthanizing animals; prohibiting the delivery of a lethal solution or powder by adding it to food, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/7/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2012-173) -SJ 938
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2011 Senate • Filed
    11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 55
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
    1/30/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/02/12, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/2/2012 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
    2/6/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/7/2012 Senate • Now in Health Regulation -SJ 326
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 329
    2/14/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/16/2012 Senate • Favorable by Health Regulation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    • Now in Budget -SJ 523
    2/22/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 674
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    3/1/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 726
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/5/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/12
    3/7/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 914
    • Substituted CS/HB 479 -SJ 938
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2012-173) -SJ 938

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  • CS/SB 654, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2012 at 8:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2012 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 (er) Animal Control O'Toole Similar Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-173
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    467288 - Amendment
    Between lines 183 and 184 insert:
    Bennett 3/6/2012
    8:01 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2012 10:30 AM Health Regulation 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0031 Report of diseases of public health significance to department. Page 1 (pdf)
    828.055 Sodium pentobarbital; permits for use in euthanasia of domestic animals. Page 3 (pdf)
    828.058 Euthanasia of dogs and cats. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 654, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2011 at 10:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2012 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 (c1) Animal Control O'Toole Compare Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-173
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    520502 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Dean)
    2/1/2012
    9:39 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2012 3:15 PM Regulated Industries 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0031 Report of diseases of public health significance to department. Page 4 (pdf)
    828.055 Sodium pentobarbital; permits for use in euthanasia of domestic animals. Page 2 (pdf)
    828.058 Euthanasia of dogs and cats. Page 3 (pdf)

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