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Senate clarifies municipal authority for "trap-neuter-return" by allowing permissive community-cat programs
Summary
Second Substitute Senate Bill 57 clarifies that city and county animal-control departments may release feral/community cats into authorized community-cat (TNR) programs if animals are neutered and ear-marked, and require sponsors to keep sterilization and vaccination records; senators emphasized the bill remains permissive ('may').
The Senate took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 57 to clarify that cities and counties may place feral or community cats into volunteer-managed trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs and release animals to program sponsors prior to the traditional three-day holding period if the animals are sterilized and ear-marked.
Sponsor explanation noted the bill…
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