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A.C.R.103 - Relative to Take Your Dog to Work Day. This measure would
designate June 20th as Take Your Dog to Work Day, and would encourage
employers to make their workplaces pet friendly. June 20, 2008, shall be
designated as Take Your Dog to Work Day
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_103_bill_20080219_introduced.html
AB1938 - An act to add Section 17052.26 to the Revenue and Taxation Code,
relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy. This bill would
authorize a credit against that tax for each taxable year beginning on or
after January 1, 2008, in an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate amount
paid or incurred by a taxpayer for qualified costs, as defined, to spay or
neuter a cat or dog.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1938_bill_20080212_introduced.html
AB1958 - An act to amend Section 1808.4 of the Vehicle Code, relating to the
Department of Motor Vehicles. This bill would add to that list a
veterinarian employed by a zoo, a public animal control agency shelter, or a
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter or a humane society
shelter contracting with a local public agency for animal care or protection
services. This bill, by adding persons to be covered by those
confidentiality requirements, would expand the scope of a crime, thereby
imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make technical
clarifying changes.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1958_bill_20080213_introduced.html
AB1969 - An act to amend Section 600 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
This bill would provide that the penalty for intentionally causing, under
the stated circumstances, the death of a police dog or horse is 3, 4, or 5
years.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1969_bill_20080214_introduced.html
AB2131 - An act to add Section 54.25 to the Civil Code, and to amend Section
365.5 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers. This bill would permit
a peace officer assigned to a canine unit, who is on official assignment for
travel away from his or her home jurisdiction, to be accompanied in those
places by his or her peace officer dog without paying an extra charge.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2131_bill_20080220_introduced.html
AB2132 - An act to amend Sections 2016 and 4370 of, and to add Section
2011.5 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to hunting. This bill would
require signs forbidding trespass to be at least 81/2 by 11 inches in size,
and would permit a person to enter lands owned or occupied by another if
oral consent is obtained from the owner or owner's agent. This bill would
make it unlawful for a person to remove any collar from a hunting dog with
the intent to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog. This bill
would permit the use of one dog per hunter, for the purpose of tracking and
locating a dead or wounded deer, in every area where a deer may lawfully be
taken during archery season.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2132_bill_20080220_introduced.html
AB2233 - An act to add Section 23118 to the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles. This bill would prohibit a person from driving a motor vehicle
while holding a live animal in his or her arm or arms, or upon his or her
lap. Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a
state-mandated local program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2233_bill_20080220_introduced.html
AB2276 - An act to amend Section 7200 of the Business and Professions Code,
relating to professions and vocations. State Board of Guide Dogs for the
Blind. Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of guide dog
training and instructional services by the State Board of Guide Dogs for the
Blind in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law the board
becomes inoperative on July 1, 2011, and is repealed on January 1, 2012.
This bill would instead make the board inoperative on July 1, 2016, and
would repeal it on January 1, 2017.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2276_bill_20080221_introduced.html
AB2281 - An act to amend Section 597.5 of the Penal Code, relating to dog
fighting. This bill would, instead, make it a felony for any person to be
intentionally present, as a spectator, at any place, building, or tenement
where preparations are being made for a dog fight, or to be knowingly and
intentionally present at a dog fight, as specified. Because this bill would
increase the punishment for an existing crime, it would impose a
state-mandated local program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2281_bill_20080221_introduced.html
AB 2291 - An act 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. as introduced, Mendoza. Taxpayer contributions:
Low Cost/Free Spay-Neuter Fund.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2291_bill_20080221_introduced.html
AB2296 - An act relating to animals. This bill would declare the intent of
the Legislature to enact legislation to protect individuals engaging in work
with animal subjects in California.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2296_bill_20080221_introduced.html
AB2423 - An act to amend Sections 2878.9 and 4521.1 of, and to add Sections
2844, 2879, 4506, 4522, 4808.5, 4845, 4846, 7516, 7526.1, 7564.1, 8524.5,
8572, 8623, 9882.6, 9884.21, and 9884.22 to, the Business and Professions
Code, relating to professions and vocations. This bill would authorize the
Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of
California, the Veterinary Medical Board, the Structural Pest Control Board,
and the Director of Consumer Affairs, to issue a probationary license or
registration to an applicant subject to specified terms and conditions. The
bill would require these boards and the director, when considering the
issuance of a probationary license or registration, to request that an
applicant with a dismissed conviction provide proof of that dismissal and
would require that consideration be given to whether the applicant's
criminal conviction has been dismissed, there have been no subsequent
criminal convictions, and either at least 3 years have passed since the
dismissal of the criminal conviction or at least 5 years have passed since
the person completed his or her sentence. The bill would also authorize
these boards and the director to revoke, suspend, or deny at any time any
required license or registration and, upon the denial of a license or
registration, would require these boards and the director to provide a
specified statement of reasons for a denial. The bill would require these
boards and the director to conduct a specified study related to licensing or
registration functions that may create barriers to employing people with
criminal records and to report these findings to the Legislature on or
before September 1, 2010.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2423_bill_20080221_introduced.html
AB2949 - An act to amend Sections 1815, 1816, and 1981 of the Civil Code,
relating to involuntary deposits. This bill would provide that an
involuntary deposit is made by the abandonment or leaving of a live animal
in or about any premises or real property that has been vacated upon, or
immediately preceding, the termination of a lease or other rental agreement
or foreclosure of the property. The bill would authorize any person or
private entity with whom a live animal is involuntarily deposited to
immediately transfer the animal to any animal control agency or shelter for
proper care and attention, or to notify animal control officials for the
purpose of retrieving the animal.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2901-2950/ab_2949_bill_20080222_introduced.html
SB1205 - An act to amend Sections 4834, 4841.5, 4875.2, 4875.4, and 4883 of,
and to add Sections 4809.8, 4832.5, and 4875.1 to, the Business and
Professions Code, relating to veterinary medicine.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1201-1250/sb_1205_bill_20080213_introduced.html
Baldwin Park - Officials want to follow Los Angeles' lead by requiring that
puppies and kittens be spayed or neutered. Councilwomen Marlen Garcia and
Monica Garcia have asked staff members to study the Los Angeles policy
-adopted last week - and see how it can be tailored to fit Baldwin Park.
Kern County - supervisors, saying “enough is enough,” ordered study of a
mandatory spay-neuter rule Tuesday (03-11) in light of rising animal
euthanasia rates. Board of Supervisors, not the animal control commission,
that will have the final say on any mandatory spay-neuter rule. David Price,
director of the county agency that manages Kern County Animal Control, said
supervisors need to understand there will be a dollar cost to implement
mandatory spay-neuter. Any recommendation staff makes to the commission and
the board will have to have an enforcement and low-cost spay-neuter
component. Judie Mancuso (CA AB1634) is pushing for the ordinance
Los Angeles County - The Superior Court struck two blows against animal
mistreatment in Los Angeles County’s six animal shelters by giving
Plaintiffs the first two victories in their lawsuit. A lawsuit filed by the
national No Kill Advocacy Center, Cathy Nguyen, a volunteer animal rescuer,
and Rebecca Arvizu, a Los Angeles County taxpayer and animal rescuer,
against Los Angeles County, its Department of Animal Care and Control
(DACC), and the Department’s Director, Marcia Mayeda, alleges unlawful and
abusive treatment of animals at all six Los Angeles County animal shelters.
Among the allegations in the complaint, the County Department of Animal Care
and Control routinely: Kills healthy and treatable animals before their
state mandated holding period expires; Misclassifies animals as “ill” or
“injured” in order to kill them before their holding period expires even
though the animals are not irremediably suffering as required by state law;
Kills lost animals without making reasonable attempts to find the animals’
owners; Fails to provide adequate veterinary care to impounded animals,
resulting in animal deaths; Fails to provide adequate nutrition, water,
shelter and exercise to impounded animals and to treat the animals humanely
and kindly; Refuses to release animals to rescue groups that are willing to
care for the animals until adoptive homes can be found and, instead, kills
the animals. In addition, the lawsuit alleges that DACC unlawfully violated
the civil rights of Plaintiff Nguyen by retaliating against her for
publicizing its unlawful treatment of animals. The County replied by filing
a motion to dismiss the case arguing, in essence, that the County has
complete discretion to determine: Whether and when the County may lawfully
kill an animal; Whether and when the County is obligated to provide
veterinary treatment to an animal in its care; and Whether and when the
County should release to willing rescue groups animals that the County
otherwise plans to kill. In addition, the County argued that, even if it is
violating the law or treating animals inhumanely, concerned citizens should
not be allowed to force the County to stop
Long Beach - proposed new rules by City Council's Public Safety Committee
include implanting microchips in any dogs found loose and unattended. Also,
owners of dogs found at large that have bitten or attempted to bite or
menace another human or animal, because of the owner's failure to contain it
by ordinary means, may face criminal charges and other possible
penaltiesunder the proposal.
Paradise - Town Council used its Tuesday night (02/26) meeting as a
brainstorming session for solutions to the recent dog attacks. In late
January, two pit bulls killed a llama and allegedly attacked a resident's
dog in the Roe Road and Wilson Lane neighborhoods. Since then the town, the
Paradise Police Department and animal control have investigated the attacks
and are looking for solutions to future vicious dog incidents. The town
investigated three known pit bull owners in southern Paradise and determined
those dogs weren't responsible for the attack. A suggestion licensing pit
bulls as vicious dogs or requiring vicious dog owners to pay liability
insurance. The town can create its own dangerous and vicious animal
definitions, as long as they are not breed specific.
Pasadena - city may soon become the first in the Southland to require
mandatory spaying and neutering of pit bulls. The Pasadena City Council
asked staffers this week to come back in two months with a law mandating the
sterilization of pit bulls and pit bull mixes. Penalties for dog owners
violating the law would range from a citation to a misdemeanor, according to
city documents. The law takes advantage of SB 861, a state Senate bill
passed in 2005 that allows cities to regulate dogs based on breed. Pasadena
would be the first in the region to enact a breed-specific ordinance.
Santa Barbara - Board of Supervisors will hear a proposed spay/neuter
ordinance will be presented during mid April and will be actually heard
during May sometime.
Below are all the proposed legislative items in California. Definitely worth
a read.
http://www.purebredpuppy.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=181&func=view&catid=521&id=223889
2007 California State
Bills (The Animal Council)
Federal
Issues (The Animal Council)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
AB1347 Sale of dogs & cats by breeders & retail outlets
AB1634 Mandatory S/N of dogs & cats by 4 months
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
http://www.rcdas.org
Ord. # 630.10 – Mandatory microchip
Current Legislation (The Animal Council)
2006 California State
Bills (The Animal Council)
May 6, 2007
[Source: Joan Miller, CFA] In
today's Kern County, California newspaper it was announced that Animal
Control could "require permits for dog breeders and owners of 6 or more cats
and dogs in the unincorporated areas of Kern County". License fees for
non-sterilized animals would increase. The notice stated that before a plan
can be submitted to County Supervisors proposals must be analyzed. Public
workshops will be held throughout the County in May and June to gather
feedback.
You can find complete background and all the details of what Kern County
proposes on The Animal Council TAC website.
http://theanimalcouncil.com/CurrentLegislativeMaterial.html.
The 18 page proposal establishes a "commercial animal establishment" for
anyone boarding, breeding, selling, etc. dogs and cats, including a pet
shop; and a "non-commercial animal establishment" for a person who owns 6 or
more dogs/cats for a variety of personal purposes. Rescue organizations are
considered "commercial animal establishments" for purposes of permitting,
inspection and enforcement.
Cats are not included in the proposed breeder permit that must be obtained
before a dog is bred. But we know the problem of laws passed that later are
modified to add ".....and cats".
On the TAC website you will also find the Public Workshop Schedule with all
the dates, places and times for the10 meetings starting Wednesday, May 16th
in Bakersfield at 6PM in conjunction with the Animal Control Commission
Meeting.
We will appreciate reports from fanciers who can attend these meetings.
Forwarding permission given.
February 25, 2007
[Source: Judy Coffman,
CFoDC] Here is how you can keep abreast of this bill, AB1634:
www.legislature.ca.gov/port-bilinfo.html You can even subscribe
for updates to this bill at this site.
You can find your state senators and assemblypersons here:
www.legislature.ca.gov.
Easy to follow the links by inputting your zip code or address to find your
specific representatives. Remember, you need to be a registered
voter, THEY CHECK!! A complete list of state legislators can also be found
on this website.
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