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[flvegan]

BILL NUMBER: AB 1634 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Levine
(Principal coauthor: Senator Padilla)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Nava)

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 122336) to Part 6
of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pets.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1634, as introduced, Levine. California Healthy Pets Act.
Existing law sets forth provisions relating to veterinary public
health and safety and provides for or regulates spay, neuter, and
breeding programs for animals.
This bill would prohibit any person from owning or possessing any
unaltered cat or dog over the age of 4 months, unless that person
possesses an intact permit, as specified. The bill would establish an
intact permit fee in an amount to be determined by a local
jurisdiction, as defined, and would require the revenue from these
fees to be used for the administration of the local jurisdiction's
permit program. The bill would make a violation of these provisions
punishable by a prescribed fine.
The bill would require all revenues derived from these fines to be
used for funding free and low-cost spay and neuter programs, and
outreach efforts for these programs, which would be required to be
established by each local animal control agency, to the extent that
funding is available, and for the enforcement of these provisions.
By increasing the enforcement responsibility of local agencies,
this bill would create a state-mandated local program.

The etc is here:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_bill_20070223_introduced.html

Mandatory spay/neuter unless you have a permit. If you want to breed, good luck (California has a whole 'nother business license thing that comes into play, I believe).

[LeftyMom]

1. Yep, it just recently got out of committee.

Needless to say, the breeders are all screaming about how the sky is falling. :eyes:

[peacebuzzard]

2. My sister just told me today the same is up in New Mexico.

This is FAN.TAS.TIC!!!! All states need to get in on this one.

[flamingyouth]

3. That is wonderful.

I hope we can pass this here in Washington next year.