Senate Bill sb0462c1

    Florida Senate - 2003                            CS for SB 462

    By the Committees on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    and Agriculture




    302-2286-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; narrowing,

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

  4         reenacting the exemption from public-records

  5         requirements which pertains to certain exempt

  6         information contained in a rabies vaccination

  7         certificate provided to the animal control

  8         authority; providing an effective date.

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

11  

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)  An animal owner's name, street address, phone

19  number, and animal tag number Any information contained in a

20  the rabies vaccination certificate provided to the animal

21  control authority which identifies the owner of the animal

22  vaccinated is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.

23  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.  However, the

24  physician of, or, any person who has been bitten, scratched,

25  or otherwise exposed to a zoonotic disease or the physician of

26  such person; and a veterinarian who is treating an animal that

27  has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed to a zoonotic

28  disease; or the owner of an animal that has been bitten,

29  scratched, or otherwise exposed to a zoonotic disease, shall

30  be provided with any information contained in a rabies

31  vaccination certificate but only with respect to the

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    Florida Senate - 2003                            CS for SB 462
    302-2286-03




 1  particular animal biting, scratching, or otherwise causing

 2  exposure.  Any person with an animal tag number may receive

 3  vaccination certificate information with regard to that

 4  animal. Federal, state, and local Law enforcement and

 5  prosecutorial agencies,; other animal control authorities,;

 6  and emergency and medical response and, disease control

 7  agencies, or other governmental health agencies shall be

 8  provided information contained in the rabies vaccination

 9  certificate for the purpose of controlling the transmission of

10  rabies; however, the receiving agencies and authorities they

11  must not release the exempt such information to the public.

12  Any person, pursuant to a written request, may view or copy

13  any individual rabies vaccination certificate, one record at a

14  time.  A copy of any existing database may be obtained

15  provided that the owner's name, street address, and phone

16  number, and the animal tag number, are not made available.

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18  This exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review

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

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

21  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

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

23  

24          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
25                              SB 462

26                                 

27  Specifies the information in the certificate that is exempt.

28  Provides that the information is exempt but not confidential
    and exempt.
29  
    Removes a provision that permits review of individual
30  certificates, though still permits physicians to obtain the
    information.
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