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Thomas Edison''s incandescent light bulb, unless H.R.
a consumer choice for lighting homes.
more stable product and easily disposed of.
homeowners have come to realize.
their homes and businesses, and how long they leave the lights on or off.
products, and the companies, owners, and countries that manufacture them.
choice by bringing H.R. 91 to the floor for a vote.
This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was: Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set.
The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down?
HR511 - A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.
S21 - A BILL To secure the United States against cyber attack, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses.
SJR2 - amendment to the Consitution would divert most monies received, including fees from sporting licenses, game violations, land sales, and other income, into the state's general fund where it could be used to pave roads, maintain prisons, or for any other pet project the legislature chooses. The amendment would also take authority away from the Commission regarding hunting, trapping, and fishing rules and regulations and place it with the legislature.
HB2137 - AN ACT amending section 11-1022, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to handling of animals. Sterilization of impounded dogs and cats; definition.
HB2396 - AN ACT Amending sections 17-101, 17-309 and 17-340, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to wildlife. Unlawfully Takes or Possesses a Trophy Animal or Endangered Wildlife.
HB2529 - AN ACT amending sections 5-105 and 5-115, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to dog racing. Appointment of personnel; tests; reports; detention of animals; testing facilities.
HB2536 - AN ACT amending sections 5-110, 5-111 and 5-112, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to dog racing. Racing days, times and allocations; emergency transfer; county fairs; charity days.
HB2725 - AN ACT Amending sections 3-108, 3-214.01, 3-218, 3-233, 3-234, 3-266, 3-269, 3-344, 3-345, 3-350, 3-354, 3-415, 3-417, 3-447, 3-448, 3-449, 3-449.04, 3-450, 3-466, 3-468.04, 3-468.06, 3-484, 3-489, 3-491, 3-492, 3-498, 3-521, 3-526.04, 3-526.06, 3-590, 3-710, 3-716, 3-717, 3-911, 3-913, 3-1294, 3-1350, 3-1372, 3-1377, 3-1402, 3-1403, 3-1721, 3-2602, 3-2604, 3-2607, 3-2913 and 5-113, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to agricultural funds. A department of agriculture administrative support fund is established. All monies collected pursuant to any interagency agreement with the department pursuant to section 3-554, subsection A, section 3-588, subsection A and section 3-1084, subsection A shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the fund.
HCM2002 - A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL urging the united states congress to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
SB1269 - AN ACT amending sections 32-2201, 32-2202, 32-2232, 32-2237, 32-2276 and 32-2296, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to veterinarians. Modifies membership on the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board and its investigative committees. Adds the definition for veterinarian client patient relationship and designates certain veterinary practices without a valid veterinarian client patient relationship as unprofessional and dishonorable conduct.
SB1433 - AN ACT Amending title 41, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41 1291; relating to the legislature. State nullification; federal legislation.
SB1517 - AN ACT CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF TITLE 12, CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, TO "LAWS RELATING TO ANIMALS"; amending section 12-1011, Arizona Revised Statutes; AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, BY ADDING SECTIONs 12-1012 and 12-1013; relating to animal cruelty or neglect.
SB1534 - AN ACT amending title 11, chapter 7, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-1014.01; amending section 13-1208, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to animal control; Aggressive Dogs, Vicious Animal Assault.
SCR1057 - A concurrent resolution promoting the arizona spaying and neutering of animals fund.
AB258 - An act to amend Section 121690 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to rabies.
AB564 - An act to add Article 1 (commencing with Section 18700) to Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 to, and to add and repeal Article 5.7 (commencing with Section 18755) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation.
AB805 - An act to add Part 5 (commencing with Section 4000) to Division 4 of, and to repeal Title 6 (commencing with Section 1350) of Part 4 of Division 2 of, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments.
AB1023 - An act to amend Sections 114, 809, 901, 3501, 3769.3, 4207, 6140.38, 6322.1, 7056, 7065, 7068.1, 7071, 7155, 8030.4, 19164, 19481.5, 19501, 19532.2, 19604.5, 19605.73, 19614.5, 23358.2, 23368.1, 23378.1, 25608, and 25658 of, and to repeal Sections 6731.1, 6731.2, 8726.1, and 8761.1 of, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 798.23.5, 799.1, 1195, and 3344.1 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 170.9, 630.01, 630.08, 877, 1010.6, and 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 10400, 10404, 14501, 14502, and 14504 of, and to amend the heading of Part 9 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 2 of Title 1 of, the Corporations Code, to amend Sections 1630, 12001.6, 17250.30, 37222, 41203, 41204, 41320.1, 41326, 41500, 44237, 45330, 51223.3, 51913, 66152, 66739.6, 67365, 68074, 89090, 92630, and 99221.5 of, and to repeal Sections 37222.10, 37222.11, 37222.12, 37222.13, and 37222.14 of, the Education Code, to amend Sections 332.5, 337, 2151, 3103.5, 6950, 7110, 8002.5, 8121, 10735, 12108, 13207, and 13208 of the Elections Code, to amend Section 1390 of the Evidence Code, to amend Sections 4326, 5616, and 6228 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 1805, 1822, 14315, 17345.1, 22349.1, 22352, and 22355 of the Financial Code, to amend Sections 2250, 2942, and 6612 of the Fish and Game Code, to amend Sections 481, 11504, 13184, 79691, and 79702 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 831.7, 901, 912.5, 935.9, 3254.5, 6585, 7513.87, 7514, 11019.5, 12517, 12627, 14661.1, 15439, 19829.7, 20037.14, 21369.2, 22874.1, 56853.6, 63049.67, 66484, 72011, 76000.10, 100521 of, to repeal Sections 7480 and 11544 of, to repeal the heading of Article 10 (commencing with former Section 58300) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 6 of, and to amend and renumber Sections 7514 and 18929.96 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 1150 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, to amend Sections 1357.51, 1365, 1367.002, 1385.01, 1399.834, 1399.835, 1506, 1777, 1788, 1793.90, 1797.172, 1797.217, 8016, 11364, 16500, 25214.2, 25214.3, 25250.50, 25250.54, 25250.56, 25996, 33331.4, 33334.25, 33420.1, 33684, 41999, 44272.3, 44559.11, 50843.5, 51058.5, 102247, 103605, 103625, 115113, 120335, 120955, 121025, and 124982 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 557.5, 787.1, 1063.75, 10112.2, 10112.3, 10112.4, 10113.95, 10120.3, 10181, 10713, 10959, 10960, 12389, and 12739.53 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 1509, 1695, and 1771.3 of the Labor Code, to amend Section 987.58 of the Military and Veterans Code, to amend Sections 166, 171d, 326.3, 330.1, 381, 597y, 602, 626.95, 647.7, 653.56, 829.5, 830.8, 833.5, 903.4, 1201.3, 1203.066, 4852.03, 4852.17, 4854, 5023.2, 6030, 6228, 11180, 12022, 12022.5, 12022.7, 12022.85, 16880, 25105, 25650, 26020, 26175, 29010, 29065, 29115, 29142, 29510, 29615, 29855, 30105, 31315, 31910, and 32105 of, and to repeal Section 594 of, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 16062 and 21355 of the Probate Code, to amend Sections 2203, 6802, 6804, 6808, 10295.2, 20133, and 20193 of, and to amend the heading of Article 32 (commencing with Section 20520) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of, the Public Contract Code, to amend Sections 667, 4186, 4512.5, 4590, 5073.5, 6308, 6362, 7555, 14574, 29735, 32330, 41800, 44820, and 71560 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Sections 345.5, 2827, 2851, 8381, and 100351 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 69.5, 7104, 17561, 18639, 19141, 19191, 19192, 19194, 23153, 23663, 23685, 24422, and 24875 of, and to repeal Section 24875.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 143, 182.2, and 1188 of, and repeal Sections 5898.15 and 5898.23 of, the Streets and Highways Code, to amend Sections 1088.5, 1269, 1269.1, 1755, 1757, 3011, 3701, and 15002 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, to amend Sections 5007, 11205.4, 12509, 12804.9, 12804.11, 13352, 13557, 29004, 34515, 40305.5, and 41501 of the Vehicle Code, to amend Sections 1126, 12986, 13385, 85031, 85034, and 85230 of the Water Code, to amend Sections 366.24, 4360, 4695.2, 5778, 10850.4, 11327.5, 11453, 12201, 12301.06, 12305.87, 14043.1, 14132.275, 14165.50, 14166.20, 14167.352, 14167.354, 14182, 14182.1, 15657.5, 15910, 15910.2, 15911, 18293, 18951, and 18987.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to amend Section 2 of Chapter 166 of the Statutes of 2009, to amend Section 1 of Chapter 191 of the Statutes of 2010, to amend Section 2 of Chapter 251 of the Statutes of 2010, to amend Section 1 of Chapter 321 of the Statutes of 2010, to amend Section 2 of Chapter 377 of the Statutes of 2010, to amend Section 3 of Chapter 431 of the Statutes of 2010, to amend Section 2 of Chapter 716 of the Statutes of 2010, and to amend Section 173 of Chapter 717 of the Statutes of 2010, relating to the maintenance of the codes.
AB1117 - An act to amend Section 597.1 of, and to add Section 597.9 to, the Penal Code, relating to animal abuse.
AB1121 - An act to amend Section 30801 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to dog licensing.
AB1279 - An act to amend Section 4827 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 1834.6, 1834.7, 1846, and 1847 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 17003, 31607, 31621, 31622, 32001, and 32003 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 121916 and 122322 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 597, 597.1, 597.2, 597e, 597f, 597u, 597v, and 599e of the Penal Code, relating to animal shelters.
ARC2 - This measure would declare February 22, 2011, to be Spay Day USA 2011 in California, and would request that Californians observe that day by having their dogs and cats spayed or neutered and by contributing to organizations that provide spay and neuter services.
SB68 - An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, to take effect immediately, Budget Bill.
SB248 - An act to amend Section 296 of the Penal Code, relating to forensic specimens.
SB390 - An act to amend Sections 241 and 243 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
SB425 - An act to amend Sections 310, 597.5, 597b, 597c, 597h, 597i, 597j, and 598.1 of the Penal Code, relating to cruelty to animals.
SB697 - An act to amend Sections 4826 and 4875.1 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to veterinary medicine.
SB762 - An act to amend Section 2000 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife.
SB917 - An act to amend Section 597 of, and to add Section 597.4 to, the Penal Code, relating to animals.
SCR14 - This measure would declare March 2011 as "Parks Make Life Better!" Month.
Huntington Beach - (02/22/11) City Council changed the city's three-dog maximum rule to accommodate residents who have service dogs. Residents can now have four dogs if one of them is a specially trained service, signal, or guide dog.
Irvine - City Council Meeting Ban dog/ cat sales in pet stores/ adopt spay neuter.
Aurora - council members moved forward a proposal they initially denounced a few weeks prior, at the recommendation of city staff and lawyers. The proposal to allow restricted breeds, including pit bulls, as service dogs within the city but still uphold the city-wide ban on those breeds will be formally voted on at a meeting later this month. The ordinance complies with the new Department of Justice rules that amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require municipalities to allow restricted breeds as service dogs come March 15.
(no bill number) LEGISLATION TO REGULATE "WILD ANIMAL" POSSESSION: PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 15th - COMMENT DEADLINE MARCH 1st January 28, 2011.
HB359 - Requires county or municipality enacting an ordinance relating to animal control or cruelty to impose specified surcharge on civil penalty for violations of ordinance; specifies use of proceeds of surcharge; provides construction.
HB4075 - AN ACT relating to Dangerous Dogs: Deletes language that includes any dog used primarily or in part for purpose of dog fighting or any dog trained for dog fighting within definition of "dangerous dog" for purposes of provisions regulating dangerous dogs.
S452 - AN ACT relating to Police Dogs: Requires law enforcement agencies to provide specified veterinary services, including cremation services, for police dogs that have retired from the agency's service, etc.
S676 - AN ACT relating to Animal Control or Cruelty Ordinances: Requires a county or municipality enacting an ordinance relating to animal control or cruelty to impose a specified surcharge on the civil penalty for violations of the ordinance. Specifies use of the proceeds of the surcharge. Prohibits the governing body of a county or municipality from charging owners of animals more than a certain amount for the spaying or neutering of their animals in specified circumstances. Authorizes the animal control authority to allocate certain excess funds to the program to spay and neuter cats and dogs. Provides construction.
S722 - AN ACT relating to Damage By Dogs: Redefines the term "dangerous dog" to exclude dogs trained or used for dog fighting from the term.
Broward County - (02/11/11) County offically lifted the "one strike and your out" rule.
Parker - Resident wants pit bull ban because of incident occurred on Dec. 10. A special city council meeting on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.
HB0240 - A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning animals. Amends the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that is not a violation of the cruel treatment provision of the Humane Care for Animals Act to trap, neuter or spay, vaccinate, and release or return an animal to the animal's original habitat by a caretaker to reduce the number of stray animals. Effective immediately.
Amends the Animal Control Act. Removes the ban on classifying vicious dogs based on breed. Effective immediately.
HB1166 - A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning animals. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that the definition of a "companion animal hoarder" means a person who is in possession of 7 or more companion animals in addition to other requirements. Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that a person must obtain a permit from the Board to possess 7 or more companion animals. Provides that a failure to receive a permit for the possession of 7 or more companion animals is a violation and a person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony with every day that a violation continues constituting a separate offense.
HB1247 - A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning animals. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that certain requirements must be met in order for an owner to lawfully tether a dog outdoors. Creates certain exemptions from that requirement. Provides penalties for violations. Defines "tether".
(no bill number) Legislation filed would allow all southern Illinois communities ban certain breeds of dogs. Currently Illinois law the community can't ban certain breeds of dogs. State Representative John Bradley (D-Marion) wants to change the law.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry UPDATE - Sponsor pulled the bill due to concerns about the contents of this bill.
HB84 - Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $200,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Salisbury Zoo Commission, Inc. for the construction and capital equipping of the Salisbury Zoological Park Animal Health Clinic, located in Salisbury; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
HB169 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Criminal Law - Dangerous Dogs - Registration and Penalties. Requiring the owner of a dangerous dog to obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate from a local animal control unit within 10 days of a dog committing an act which renders it a dangerous dog; requiring the owner to pay a registration fee set by the animal control unit; requiring a dangerous dog registration certificate to include specified information; requiring a local animal control unit to issue a dangerous dog registration certificate if the dog's owner provides specified satisfactory evidence; etc.
HB227 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals - Sentencing Conditions. Authorizing a court, as a condition of sentencing for specified violations concerning the abuse or neglect of animals, to prohibit the defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period.
HB294 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Abuse or Neglect of Animals - Use of Rifle, Handgun, or Other Weapon - Penalties. Prohibiting a person from inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal through the use of a rifle, a handgun, or a specified weapon; establishing a penalty for a violation of the Act; and altering a penalty for a specified offense of abuse or neglect of an animal.
HB301 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Natural Resources - Suspension of Hunting Licenses and Privileges. Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to suspend for up to 5 years the hunting license or privileges of a person who is convicted of a State or federal hunting violation; requiring the Department to suspend for between 1 and 5 years the hunting license or privileges of a person who receives in any 12-month period a second conviction for a hunting violation; repealing the authority of the Department to impose a specified fine and specified hunting license suspensions for a conviction for hunting violations; etc.
HB339 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund. Establishing a Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund; specifying the membership, chair, and staff of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to review specified spay/neuter programs, develop a specified spay/neuter program, and make recommendations regarding a spay/neuter fund; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2012; terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2012; etc.
HB355 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Natural Resources - Hunting - Junior Deer Hunt. Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation and by July 1 each year a junior deer hunt to occur on specified days during the bow hunting season; prohibiting the regulations from authorizing the junior deer hunt to occur on specified Sundays in specified counties; authorizing specified persons who are 16 years of age and younger to participate in the junior deer hunt under specified circumstances; etc.
HB369 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration. Authorizing that a portion of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund be allocated to breeder bonuses for horses that are conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in the State; altering the amount of the Fund to be allocated by the Maryland Racing Commission for Maryland-Bred Fund Races; requiring the Commission to set the amount of certain breeder awards for races both in the State and outside the State; etc.
HB407 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal. Authorizing a District Court Commissioner, in a specified interim protective order, and a judge, in a temporary protective order or final protective order, to order a respondent to remain away from a specified pet or service animal, to refrain from cruelty or aggravated cruelty toward the pet or service animal, or in specified circumstances, to give the pet or service animal to a specified person; and specifying penalties for failure to comply with relief ordered.
HB625 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Carroll County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays. Authorizing a person in Carroll County to hunt deer on the last three Sundays in October and the second Sunday in November on private property with a bow and arrow; and removing Carroll County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on private property on specified Sundays is prohibited.
HB676 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board. Establishing the Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board; establishing the membership and charge of the Board; requiring the Board to elect the chair of the Board; providing for the terms of the members and chair of the Board; etc.
HB750 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Maryland Trust Act. Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
HB770 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet. Authorizing a court that grants an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce to grant a decree regarding ownership of a pet under specified circumstances; prohibiting the court from ordering either party to make any payment for maintenance or other expenses of the pet to the other party under specified circumstances; and defining the term "pet".
HB912 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Business Regulation - Retail Pet Stores - Required Records for Dogs. Requiring a retail pet store that sells dogs to post conspicuously on each dog's cage specified information about the dog; requiring a retail pet store to maintain a written record which contains specified information about each dog in the possession of the retail pet store; requiring a retail pet store to maintain a specified record for 1 year after the date of sale of a dog; and defining "retail pet store".
HB940 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Counties - Kennel Licenses - Requirements for Breeders. Requiring a person to obtain a kennel license if the person owns or has custody of 10 or more unspayed dogs over the age of 6 months and intends to breed any and sell any offspring; requiring each county to collect and maintain specified information for each kennel license issued; requiring each county to report specified information to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation on or before January 15 each year; authorizing counties to establish additional kennel license fees to cover specified costs; etc.
HB941 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Dining Out Growth Act of 2011. Authorizing a restaurant with an outdoor dining area to allow a patron's dog to accompany the patron in the outdoor dining area of the restaurant during specified hours; requiring specified restaurant owners to give notice to local health departments under specified circumstances; authorizing restaurant owners to make specified determinations and to limit the size and type of dog that may accompany a patron into the outdoor dining area; requiring specified restaurant owners to post a notice; etc.
HB994 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays. Authorizing a person in Harford County to hunt deer on specified Sundays on private property using specified hunting equipment during specified months; and generally relating to hunting on private property on Sundays.
SB115 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals - Sentencing Conditions. Authorizing a court, as a condition of sentencing for specified violations concerning the abuse or neglect of animals, to prohibit the defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period.
SB254 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board. Establishing the Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board; establishing the membership and charge of the Board; requiring the Board to elect the chair of the Board; providing for the terms of the members and chair of the Board; etc.
SB307 - Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $200,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Salisbury Zoo Commission, Inc. for the construction and capital equipping of the Salisbury Zoological Park Animal Health Clinic, located in Salisbury; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
SB322 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Registered Veterinary Technician. Altering the definition of the term "practice of veterinary medicine" to exclude specified procedures performed by a registered veterinary technician under specified circumstances.
SB425 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Abuse or Neglect of Animals - Use of Rifle, Handgun, or Other Weapon - Penalties. Prohibiting a person from inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal through the use of a rifle, a handgun, or a specified weapon; establishing a penalty for a violation of the Act; and altering a penalty for a specified offense of abuse or neglect of an animal.
SB468 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Carroll County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays. Authorizing a person in Carroll County to hunt deer on the last three Sundays in October and the second Sunday in November on private property with a bow and arrow; and removing Carroll County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on private property on specified Sundays is prohibited.
SB497 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Vehicle Laws - Registration Classifications - Special Class G Livestock Trailer. Establishing the special Class G livestock trailer or semitrailer motor vehicle registration classification; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a Class G livestock trailer and semitrailer registration only to an applicant who certifies that the vehicle is used exclusively to transport livestock and for a vehicle that has a maximum gross weight limitation of 5,000 pounds; establishing an annual registration fee of $12.75 for the Class G livestock trailer or semitrailer; etc.
SB524 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration. Authorizing that a portion of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund be allocated to breeder bonuses for horses that are conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in the State; altering the amount of the Fund to be allocated by the Maryland Racing Commission for Maryland-Bred Fund Races; requiring the Commission to set the amount of certain breeder awards for races both in the State and outside the State; etc.
SB639 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund. Establishing a Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund; specifying the membership, chair, and staff of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to review specified spay/neuter programs, develop a specified spay/neuter program, and make recommendations regarding a spay/neuter fund; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2012; terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2012; etc.
SB738 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County - HART Animal Adoption Center. Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of HART for Animals, Inc. for the planning, design, renovation, construction, and capital equipping of the HART Animal Adoption Center, located in McHenry; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
SB745 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Maryland Trust Act. Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
SB747 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal. Authorizing a District Court Commissioner, in a specified interim protective order, and a judge, in a temporary protective order or final protective order, to order a respondent to remain away from a specified pet or service animal, to refrain from cruelty or aggravated cruelty toward the pet or service animal, or in specified circumstances, to give the pet or service animal to a specified person; and specifying penalties for failure to comply with relief ordered.
SB814 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet. Authorizing a court that grants an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce to grant a decree regarding ownership of a pet under specified circumstances; prohibiting the court from ordering either party to make any payment for maintenance or other expenses of the pet to the other party under specified circumstances; and defining the term "pet".
SB839 - A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Counties - Kennel Licenses - Requirements for Breeders. Requiring a person to obtain a kennel license if the person owns or has custody of 10 or more unspayed dogs over the age of 6 months and intends to breed any and sell any offspring; requiring each county to collect and maintain specified information for each kennel license issued; requiring each county to report specified information to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation on or before January 15 each year; authorizing counties to establish additional kennel license fees to cover specified costs; etc.
Prop 2 - Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act - Would Give Farm Animals Enough Room to Turn Around, Lie Down and Extend Their Limbs.
Medford - City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 8, the issue was tabled for further discussions on some of the major hurdles relating to a potential spay, neuter ordinance. A few changes have been made to the original wording of the ordinance that was introduced to the council a year ago. The mandate currently states that any pet owner who has an animal reproducing will be considered a breeder. Subsequently, owners will be required to attain a breeder’s license for $75.
Sterling Heights - UPDATE (02/15/11) council unanimously passed their revised breed-neutral ordinance.
HF388 - A bill for an act relating to animals; providing standards of care for dog and cat breeders; establishing fees; authorizing rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance.
SF384 - A bill for an act relating to animals; providing standards of care for dog and cat breeders; establishing fees; authorizing rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.
SF 462 - A bill for an act relating to dogs and cats; providing for licensing and inspection of certain dog and cat breeders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economies.
SB2127 - (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CRUELTY TO VERTEBRATE ANIMALS; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE CRIME OF AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANY DOMESTICATED DOG OR CAT; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER THE CHAPTER; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-41-1, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9 AND 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEAL WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
SB2821 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI DOG AND CAT PET PROTECTION LAW OF 2011"; TO CLARIFY AND REVISE THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO A DOG OR CAT; TO SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT CONSTITUTE THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO A DOG OR CAT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-41-1, 97-41-3, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9, 97-41-17, 97-41-21 AND 97-41-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
HB131 - AN ACT To repeal section 273.345, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the dog breeders cruelty prevention act, with an existing penalty provision.
SB95 - AN ACT to repeal section 273.345, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the puppy mill cruelty protection act, with an existing penalty provision.
SB113 - AN ACT to repeal section 273.345, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to commercial dog breeders, with an existing penalty provisions and an emergency clause.
St. Joseph - City Council officials have been considering a plan to regulate dog breeding. The bill also would update the local regulations for breeders of dogs or cats to mirror Proposition B, which voters approved statewide in November. The council is scheduled to vote on the local ordinance at its next meeting Feb. 21. The proposed ordinance would include requirements that breeders provide larger kennels for their animals and unfettered access to an outdoor exercise area. It would also prohibit stacked cages, and would limit the number of animals a breeder could keep in a facility. At least three bills are circulating in the state Legislature to repeal or reduce the authority of Proposition B.
HB382 - AN ACT PROHIBITING INFRINGEMENT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO NULLIFICATION OF ANY FEDERAL STATUTE, MANDATE, OR EXECUTIVE ORDER CONSIDERED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE STATE; ENACTING THE MONTANA NULLIFICATION REAFFIRMATION ACT; AND PROVIDING A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE.
LB487 - A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to natural resources districts; to amend sections 2-3226.11, Revised Statutes Cumulating Supplement, 2010; to change provisions relating to flood protection and water quality enhancement bonds; and to repeal the original section.
AB140 (BDR 3-879) - AN ACT relating to civil liability; limiting of civil liability of certain persons for injuries or death resulting from certain inherent risks of equine actives; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
ACR3 - (BDR R-214) Legislative Committee on Public Lands (NRS 218E.510) Urges proactive habitat protection, restoration and mitigation to prevent listing of the Greater Sage Grouse as an endangered species.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.
SB191 - (BDR 40-979) - AN ACT relating to pet crematories; repealing provisions which require a pedrson who operated a crematroeium for pets to ioerate the vrematory on property of th cemetary for pets; and providing other matters ptoperly relating to thereof.
BDR 45-122 - Revises provisions concerning the use of lead in fishing equipment used in streams in Nevada.
BDR - 252 - Revises provisions governing tags for hunting mule deer.
Revises provisions to allow game animals that are struck and killed by vehicles to be processed for meat.
Makes various changes concerning dream tags and the Wildlife Commission.
Revises provisions relating to stock water.
Makes changes relating to the branding and inspection of horses.
Revises provisions relating to concealed firearm permits.
Prohibits the use of certain animal traps in certain areas.
Revises provisions concerning tags for hunting mule deer.
Prohibits the sale of gunpowder and black powder to minors.
Revises provisions governing carrying concealed weapons.
Establishes provisions governing liability of certain persons involved in equine events.
Carson City - In December of 2010, the city Board of Supervisors accepted a report about Carson City Animal Services from the Humane Society of the United States as an action plan for CCAS.
Carson Board Of Supervisors meet, or where the FIRST & THIRD Thursday of the month at the Carson City Community Center, Sierra Room, 851 East William Street, Carson City, Nevada starting at 8:30am.
HB341 - AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS; PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT FOR RABIES VACCINATION.
HB57 - AN ACT establishing a committee to study the penalties for menace, nuisance, or vicious dogs.
HB526 - AN ACT requiring the registration of persons convicted of animal abuse.
HB645 - AN ACT eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010.
I. The selectmen of a town or the mayor or chief of police of a city or some full-time police officer designated by them respectively, upon application of any resident of such town or city, or the director of state police, or some person designated by such director, upon application of a nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state for not less than 4 years from the date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to the applicant s person or property or has any proper purpose, and that the applicant is a suitable person to be licensed. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it was originally issued. The license shall be in duplicate and shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the same for 4 years. When required, license renewal shall take place within the month of the fourth anniversary of the license holder s date of birth following the date of issuance. The license shall be issued within 14 days after application, and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10, which fee shall be for the use of the law enforcement department of the town or city granting said licenses; the fee for licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be [$100] $20, which fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the application for such licenses and to supply the same to officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the licenses. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees received from nonresident licenses.
HB646 - AN ACT eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
39 Wild Turkey License. Amend RSA 214:9, XI to read as follows: XI. If the applicant [is a resident and wishes to hunt wild turkeys, $15, and if the applicant is a nonresident and] wishes to hunt wild turkeys, [$30] $5, and the fish and game department shall thereupon issue a wild turkey license or permit which shall entitle the licensee to hunt, shoot, kill and take turkey, except by the use of traps.
73 License to Carry. Amend RSA 159:6, I to read as follows: I. The selectmen of a town or the mayor or chief of police of a city or some full-time police officer designated by them respectively, upon application of any resident of such town or city, or the director of state police, or some person designated by such director, upon application of a nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state for not less than 4 years from the date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to the applicant s person or property or has any proper purpose, and that the applicant is a suitable person to be licensed. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it was originally issued. The license shall be in duplicate and shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the same for 4 years. When required, license renewal shall take place within the month of the fourth anniversary of the license holder's date of birth following the date of issuance. The license shall be issued within 14 days after application, and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10, which fee shall be for the use of the law enforcement department of the town or city granting said licenses; the fee for licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be [$100] $20, which fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the application for such licenses and to supply the same to officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the licenses. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees received from nonresident licenses.
A3205 - An Act concerning the sterilization of cats and dogs and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes. Requires sterilization of all cats and dogs released for adoption from various facilities; updates law concerning impoundment.
S1643 - - An Act concerning the sterilization of cats and dogs and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes. Requires sterilization of all cats and dogs released for adoption from various facilities; updates law concerning impoundment.
A0077 - AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to administrative hearings and processes for pet dealers.
A0259 - AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to orders of restitution in certain cases. Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals.
A2122 - AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to defining appropriate shelter for dogs restrained outdoors. Specifies what constitutes appropriate shelter for dogs restrained outdoors and provides a dog shall not be left outdoors in weather that places the dog in imminent danger due to exposure to heat and cold.
A4407 - AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increasing certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting.
S3237 - AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increasing certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting.
BE IT RESOLVED that the opinion of the legal department follows.
UPDATE (02/07/11) Town Board overwhelmingly voted down the proposal.
Onslow County - Those in and around the County need to be aware of and attend future Board of Commissioners' meetings in the event Sheriff Brown encourages the Board to take up the issue of banning specific breeds of dogs in the county. Keep in mind, this is a precautionary measure -- nothing has been proposed in Onslow County at this time. Currently the base rule, which went into effect in April, bans pit bulls, rottweilers, wolf hybrids and any other breed determined to be aggressive. Base residents are allowed to keep dogs of those breeds, especially pets that pre-dated the order, aboard base housing only with a special permit.
SB2365 - A BILL for an Act to create and enact eight new sections to chapter 36-21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the humane treatment of animals; to amend and reenact sections 36-21.1-01, 36-21.1-02, 36-21.1-03, 36-21.1-03.1, 36-21.1-04, 36-21.1-05, 36-21.1-06, 36-21.1-07, 36-21.1-08, 36-21.1-09, 36-21.1-10, 36-21.1-11, 36-21.1-12, 36-21.1-13, 36-21.1-14, and 36-21.1-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the humane treatment of animals; and to provide a penalty.
HB3047 - A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to use of land zoned for exclusive farm use; amending ORS 215.203 and 308A.056. Expands definition of 'farm use' to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
HB5003 - A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Agriculture; and declaring an emergency.
SB262 - A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to equines; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 561.144, 599.205, 599.510, 599.620, 604.005, 604.015, 604.066 and 646.608.
SB613 - A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to equines. UPDATE Declared dead. Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources announced today it has nixed a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, February 24 on Senate Bill 613.
HR89 - A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and review the economic impacts on the regulated community and on the Commonwealth of implementation of the 2008 amendments to the Dog Law and the regulatory standards which were adopted to implement the legislation.
Warwick - (02/16/11) City Council makes a first approval toward banning or debarking dogs. It needs second passage to become law.
HB1705 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, relative to prohibiting infringement on the State of Tennessee's constitutional right to nullification of any federal legislation deemed unconstitutional by the state.
HB2110 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1 relating to hunting and fishing. Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, makes it unlawful to hunt on private lands or waters within 100 yards of a visible dwelling house.
SB1474 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, relative to prohibiting infringement on the State of Tennessee's constitutional right to nullification of any federal legislation deemed unconstitutional by the state.
SB2028 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1 relating to hunting and fishing. Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, makes it unlawful to hunt on private lands or waters within 100 yards of a visible dwelling house.
HB963 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the costs associated with proceedings regarding cruelly treated animals.
HB1025 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the trapping and transport of surplus white-tailed deer.
HB1043 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to creating an offense for engaging in certain conduct relating to cockfighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.
HB1132 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the time permitted for the abatement of a public nuisance.
HB1389 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the criminal penalties for the owner of a dog that attacks another person.
HB1451 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the licensing and regulation of commercial dog and cat breeders; providing penalties.
HB1501 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a landowner's exemption from the requirement to have a hunting license for hunting on the landowner's property.
SB478 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the protection of stray bison.
SB479 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to limiting the liability of certain persons for farm animal activities.
SB498 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the trapping and transport of surplus white-tailed deer.
SB499 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the identification of breeder deer by microchips.
SB525 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the protection of water quality in certain bodies of water.
SB541 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the costs associated with proceedings regarding cruelly treated animals.
SB629 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB630 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB779 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a central database containing information about certain persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication for certain offenses involving animal cruelty; providing a criminal penalty.
Lampasas County - People with four or more cats or dogs in may be subjected to a mandatory in home inspection and to pay a fee to the county.
HB124 - would require all commercial breeders to obtain several licenses in order to sell, solicit or advertise a dog for purchase and amends a municipality's pt county's authority to license a commercial breeder.
HB1716 - A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-279.1, 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, and 19.2-152.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to protective orders. Protective orders; court may include in provisions prohibiting harm to companion animal, etc.
HB2108 - A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-6558, 3.2-6559, and 3.2-6560 of the Code of Virginia, relating to humane investigators.
SB842 - A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-6558, 3.2-6559, 3.2-6560, and 3.2-6561 of the Code of Virginia, relating to humane investigators.
Friday Harbor - (02/17/11) town council of Friday Harbor will be discussing revisions to its animal control ordinance in a work session and will likely include breed specific language that could target several breeds of dogs (as per the request of the council). UPDATE - BSL was voted down 3-2.
HB2883 - A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-20-26, relating to protecting dogs by creating regulations for commercial dog breeding operations. "Commercial dog breeder" means any person who maintains eleven or more unsterilized dogs over the age of one year and is engaged in the business of breeding animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration, except that any person who holds an occupational permit and has registered a greyhound kennel name with the West Virginia Racing Commission is not considered a commercial dog breeder under this article.
HB2966 - A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-10-1, §19-10-2, §19-10-3, §19-10-4 and §19-10-5; and to amend and reenact §19- 20A-5 of said code, all relating to creating and funding the Spay Neuter Assistance Fund; creating the Spay Neuter Assistance Fund Advisory Board; defining the purposes of the fund; requiring bookkeeping standards and annual reporting; and establishing a rabies vaccination fee which is dedicated to the fund.
Ottawa - (02/11/11) The federal government has upped the ante in its trade dispute with the European Union over the latter's ban on seal products. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea announced the feds have launched a formal challenge against the EU with the World Trade Organization, calling for a dispute panel settlement.
Ontario - government to attack the problem of potential safety risks associated with keeping wild animals in captivity by giving the Ministry of Natural Resources the power to license and regulate zoos with exotic animals. Toronto-based Zoocheck Canada and the World Society for the Protection of Animals have teamed up to review the facilities and operations of six zoos. In a report, called Wild Neighbours: The Safety and Security of Ontario's Wildlife in Captivity Facilities, released Thursday (02/17/11), Zoocheck and WSPA say they found dangerous animals being kept behind low barriers and in cages that lacked many of the standard safety features found in professional zoo exhibits.
Springfield - RM has decided not to ban pit bulls, but it's still working on toughening laws against vicious dogs. Under the proposed bylaw, any dog with a violent history would have to be muzzled in public and the owner would be forced to pay medical bills if the dog initiates an attack.
Winnipeg - Banned for the past 21 years, widely dreaded pit bulls might be about to reappear legally in the city. After launching an e-mail campaign, advocates for ownership of the reputedly vicious dog breed are expected to urge a group of councillors Monday (02/28/11) to repeal the municipal prohibition that began in 1990. Coun. Gord Steeves, who met with some of the pit bull supporters in December, says he'll listen with an open mind when they come before the protection and community services committee.
Shanghai - China’s richest city, is extending the country’s one-child policy to animals as it moves to limit residents to one dog per household in a bid to curb the growing popularity of man’s best friend.
PUNE - Setting up of animal welfare boards at the state-level with increased funds and powers and a separate committee to ensure that experimentation on animals is carried out in a humane manner, are some of the salient features of the draft Animal Welfare Act, 2011, released by the ministry of environment and forests.

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