Senate Bill sb0462

    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 462

    By the Committee on Agriculture





    303-133-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; reviving,

  3         reenacting, and amending s. 828.30(5), F.S.;

  4         reenacting the exemption from public-records

  5         requirements which pertains to certain

  6         confidential information contained in a rabies

  7         vaccination certificate provided to the animal

  8         control authority; providing an effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Notwithstanding the repeal of subsection

13  (5) of section 828.30, Florida Statutes, which is scheduled to

14  occur October 2, 2003, that subsection is revived, reenacted,

15  and amended to read:

16         828.30  Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and

17  ferrets.--

18         (5)  Any information contained in the rabies

19  vaccination certificate provided to the animal control

20  authority which identifies the owner of the animal vaccinated

21  is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),

22  Art. I of the State Constitution.  However, the physician of,

23  or, any person who has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise

24  exposed to a zoonotic disease and a veterinarian who is

25  treating an animal that has been bitten, scratched, or

26  otherwise exposed to a zoonotic disease or the owner of an

27  animal that has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed

28  to a zoonotic disease, shall be provided with any information

29  contained in a rabies vaccination certificate but only with

30  respect to the particular animal biting, scratching, or

31  otherwise causing exposure.  Any person with an animal tag

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 462
    303-133-03




 1  number may receive vaccination certificate information with

 2  regard to that animal.  Federal, state, and local law

 3  enforcement and prosecutorial agencies; other animal control

 4  authorities; and emergency and medical response, disease

 5  control, or other governmental health agencies shall be

 6  provided information contained in the rabies vaccination

 7  certificate for the purpose of controlling the transmission of

 8  rabies; however, they must not release such information to the

 9  public.  Any person, pursuant to a written request, may view

10  or copy any individual rabies vaccination certificate, one

11  record at a time.  A copy of any existing database may be

12  obtained provided that the owner's name, street address, and

13  phone number, and the animal tag number, are not made

14  available.

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16  This exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review

17  Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand

18  repealed on October 2, 2003, unless reviewed and saved from

19  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2003.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Revives and reenacts the exemption from public-records
      requirements which pertains to certain confidential
25    information contained in a rabies vaccination certificate
      provided to the animal control authority.
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