Senate Bill sb1692

    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 1692

    By Senator Wasserman Schultz





    32-1120-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to greyhound adoptions;

  3         requiring dogracing permitholders to provide a

  4         greyhound-adoption booth at each dogracing

  5         facility in the state; requiring that

  6         information concerning the adoption of a

  7         greyhound be made available to the public at

  8         the facility; requiring the permitholder to

  9         provide adoption information in racing programs

10         and identify greyhounds that will become

11         available for adoption; authorizing the

12         permitholder to hold an additional charity day

13         that is designated as "Greyhound Adopt-A-Pet

14         Day"; requiring that profits derived from the

15         charity day be used to fund activities

16         promoting the adoption of greyhounds; providing

17         an effective date.

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19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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21         Section 1.  Greyhound adoptions.--

22         (1)  Each dogracing permitholder operating a dogracing

23  facility in this state shall provide for a greyhound-adoption

24  booth to be located at the facility and operated during the

25  hours the facility is open to the public. The

26  greyhound-adoption booth must be operated by personnel who are

27  qualified to provide information to the public concerning the

28  adoption of a greyhound. Information pamphlets and application

29  forms shall be provided to the public upon request. In

30  addition, the permitholder shall provide information

31  concerning the adoption of a greyhound in each race program

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 1692
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  1  and shall post adoption information at conspicuous locations

  2  throughout the dogracing facility. Any greyhound that is

  3  participating in a race and that will be available for future

  4  adoption must be noted in the race program. The permitholder

  5  shall allow greyhounds that are available for adoption to be

  6  walked through the track facility and to be identified as

  7  available for adoption.

  8         (2)  In addition to the charity days authorized under

  9  section 550.0351, Florida Statutes, a greyhound permitholder

10  may fund the greyhound-adoption program by holding a charity

11  racing day designated as "Greyhound Adopt-A-Pet Day." All

12  profits derived from the operation of the charity day must be

13  used to fund activities at the racing facility which promote

14  the adoption of greyhounds.

15         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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18                          SENATE SUMMARY

19    Requires greyhound racing permitholders to provide
      information at each dogracing facility concerning the
20    adoption of a greyhound. Requires that the racing program
      contain adoption information and identify greyhounds in a
21    race which will become available for adoption. Authorizes
      the permitholder to hold an additional charity day,
22    designated as "Greyhound Adopt-A-Pet Day," and use the
      profits from the charity day to fund activities promoting
23    greyhound adoptions.

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