Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 474
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/04/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Albritton) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 2119 and 2120
    4  insert:
    5         Section 71. Subsection (5) is added to section 823.15,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         823.15 Dogs and cats released from animal shelters or
    8  animal control agencies; sterilization requirement.—
    9         (5) Employees, agents, or contractors of a public or
   10  private animal shelter, a humane organization, or an animal
   11  control agency operated by a humane organization or by a county,
   12  municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision may
   13  implant dogs and cats with radio frequency identification
   14  microchips as part of their work with such public or private
   15  animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency.
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   17  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   18  And the title is amended as follows:
   19         Between lines 198 and 199
   20  insert:
   21         amending s. 823.15, F.S.; authorizing certain persons
   22         to implant dogs and cats with specified microchips
   23         under certain circumstances;