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Senate adopts amendment to shelter animal vaccine bill after veterinarian and shelter negotiations
Summary
Senators unanimously adopted an amendment to second substitute SB120 to require animal-shelter vaccine administration be under contract with a veterinarian and rely on the national rabies compendium, resolving differences between shelters and veterinarians.
The Senate amended and advanced second substitute Senate Bill 120, which governs vaccine and euthanasia-related procedures at animal shelters.
Sponsor Senator Jenkins said initial differences between shelter operators and veterinarians were resolved by deferring to the nationally recognized rabies compendium for clinical standards and adding a requirement that 'indirect supervision' be under a contract with an animal shelter so that veterinarians are protected when contracts expire. Jenkins described the change as acceptable to both shelters and veterinarians.
Senator Valentine and others praised the compromise; the motion to adopt the amendment carried unanimously and the second substitute, as amended, was read for a third time with a unanimous vote recorded (25 yay, 0 nay, 4 absent). Senator Maine asked for future clarity on the definition and accountability of 'indirect supervision.'
End of coverage: SB120 as amended advanced to third-reading status with stakeholder agreement between shelters and veterinary representatives.
