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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3/1/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 726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