LEGISLATION LINKS

Updated on 03/22/2008

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Current Animal Welfare Bills in Congress

State Name/Link Bill/Cite Category
Arizona Animal Tests Restricted for Product Testing HB2537  Animals in Research
Florida Purchasing A Cat or Dog - Animal Purchase Disclosure  SB0014  Companion Animals (Pets)
Kentucky Animal Cruelty; animal fighting BR100  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Animal Control
Veterinarian: Regulating Euthanasia of Animals BR197  Veterinarians
Animal Fighting - Animal Cruelty BR97  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets) , Animals in Research
Missouri Animal Neglect - Penalty Provisions HB157  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Impoundment of Animals HB46  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Agriculture , Companion Animals (Pets)
Relating to the Impoundment of Animals - Farm Animals HB46  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Agriculture , Companion Animals (Pets)
Animal Neglect – Penalty Provisions SB206  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Animal Neglect and Penalty Provisions SB73  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
North Dakota Trust For Care of Animal HB1034 Companion Animals (Pets)
Licensing of Veterinarians  HB1052  Veterinarians
Penalty for the Inhumane Treatment of Animals  HB1208  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Penalty for the Inhumane Treatment of Animals  HB1220 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Nebraska Bovine Tuberculosis Act L 110  Agriculture , Veterinarians
Police Animals; obstructing a peace officer L 176  Law Enforcement
Service dogs; violence on a hearing dog  L 216  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
companion animal cruelty and abuse; abandonment  L 227 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
New Hampshire Excludes list of registered dog owners from right-to-know law H 71  Companion Animals (Pets)
New Jersey County Sheriff's To Investigate Animal Cruelty A1051 
Establishing A Rehabilitation Horse Care Program in Department Of Corrections A1154  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.  A1237 Wildlife
Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.  A1252 Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping , Fish and Fishing
Petting zoos and animal exhibitions; permits, sanitation A1636  Agriculture , Entertainment
Prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against service dogs A1713  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Establishes annual hunting license for hunting on semiwild and commercial shooting preserves; sets fee therefor A2084 Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Establishes certain specific gambling offenses connected with animal fights under the animal cruelty laws; establishes minimum jail time for first offenders. A2085 Animal Abuse/Cruelty
Permits municipalities to contract with animal and humane societies which engage in animal foster care.  A2093  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Permits use of deadly force against black bears in certain cases A211  Wildlife , Animal Control
Establishes sexual use of, or contact with, including sodomy of, animals as a crime and a civil offense under State animal cruelty laws.  A219  Animal Abuse/Cruelty
Bans intentional feeding of deer; establishes civil penalty and allows property damage claim. A2465  Wildlife , Animal Control
Prohibits the use of a dog or other animal in a drug distribution scheme.  A2501  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Makes use of an animal to carry illegal drugs or facilitate drug-related crimes an animal cruelty offense; provides for non-merger of certain animal cruelty offenses A2502  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Prohibition of Poultry Feeding for Production of Foie Gras  A3230 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Agriculture
Cruelty to Animals: Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.  A3819  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Requires commissioner of DHSS to develop a plan to eliminate municipal animal control officers and establish a county animal control program A3826  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Black Bear; hunting prohibition A525  Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Establishes Wildlife Rehabilitation Licensing Study Commission; wildlife rehabilitators A532 Wildlife , Animal Control
Prohibits trapping of domestic dogs and cats A535  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Sterilization of dogs and cats released released from pounds; exceptions S1026 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Sunday hunting prohibited; bow and arrow exception S1029  Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Animal Cruelty: Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.  S1753 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Provides for economic damages when a companion animal injures/kills another’s companion animal  S2453  Companion Animals (Pets)
Pet shops and kennels; care and housing requirements S872 Companion Animals (Pets)
Human contact at petting zoos and animal exhibitions; sanitation S943 Agriculture , Entertainment
Nevada Revises provisions governing the treatment of animals, penalty,  SB11  Animal Abuse/Cruelty
New York Allows release of shelter dog for improved opportunity for adoption A 519  Companion Animals (Pets)
Mandatory Microchipping and Enrollment in State Registry State Assembly Bill 1677 Companion Animals (Pets)
North Carolina Mandatory Spay/Neuter
Meeting Feb 13
Ohio Vicious Dog Law
Texas Cruelty to Animals  HB297 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Agriculture , Companion Animals (Pets)
Virginia Dogs, vicious; penalty when recklessly controlling or handling HB1039 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Sale of bear parts HB1061 Wildlife
Use of gas chambers for animal euthanasia prohibited HB1091  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Pounds, shelters, & pet stores; State Vet. to inspect annually, observance of euthanasia procedure HB1095 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control , Veterinarians
State Veterinarian inspection of pounds, shelters, and pet stores; civil penalty HB1168  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control , Veterinarians
Dog Dealers: Noncommercial breeders, releasing agents HB1411 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Flushing game on private land with dogs HB150 Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Wildlife Diseases HB172  Wildlife , Veterinarians
Animal control; changes limits localities may set for uniform schedule of civil penalties HB318 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Dogs and cats; licensed vets to collect license fee and provide receipt when admin. rabies vacine HB339 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; registry; penalty HB340 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Dogs, dangerous and vicious; expands definition thereof HB386  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Moratorium on horseshoe crabs HB435 Animal Control , Fish and Fishing
Trapping HB435 Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Certification of animal pedigree  HB606 Companion Animals (Pets)
Equine dentistry; provides exception from practice of veterinary medicine HB644  Companion Animals (Pets) , Veterinarians
Dogs and cats; those seized by animal control officers to board in kennels at owner's expense HB654 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Hunting on Sunday, local option HB711 Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Animals; prohibits person or vendor at carnival midway from giving away any live animal as prize HB828  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Entertainment
Cruelty to animals; violence against attacking dog shall not be in violation of provisions  HB858 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Trust for care of animal HB906 Companion Animals (Pets)
Avian influenza; regulations to prevent & control in commercial and noncommercial poultry HB982  Agriculture , Animal Control
Animal or animal products; compensation for those destroyed to control disease outbreak HB983  Agriculture
Concerning The Adoption Of A Public Nuisance Animal Ordinance HJ124  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Standards Regarding Instruction on Animal Safety and The Humane Treatment of Animals HJ567  Companion Animals (Pets) , Education
Dogs; regulation of those that may be potentially dangerous SB200 Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Animal abuse; person who reports information protected from retaliation by pet shop, kennel, etc., immunity SB232  Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Deer Hunting on Sunday SB387  Wildlife , Hunting and Trapping
Reckless control of a dog; penalty SB491  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Companion animal dealers; annual business license to obtained to sell or to advertise for sale SB55  Companion Animals (Pets) , Animal Control
Gifting of unweaned or certain immature animals SB574 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Companion Animals (Pets)
Designating the last full week of September each year as 'Virginia Responsible Dog Ownership Week SJR12  Companion Animals (Pets)
Vermont Education: Humane Treatment of animals; HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS AND THE RIGHT TO AN INSTRUCTIONAL ALTERNATIVE TO DISSECTION  SB34 Animal Abuse/Cruelty , Education

 

 

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