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Committee approves amendment clarifying veterinarian role in animal-seizure warrants
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted Feb. 13 to report H.578 favorably with amendment 3.1, which changes statutory language to require a veterinarian to accompany a humane officer 'shall if practicable' during execution of animal-seizure warrants while clarifying that lack of a vet does not automatically void enforcement.
The House Judiciary Committee voted Feb. 13 to approve amendment 3.1 to H.578 and to report the bill favorably with that amendment, advancing the measure toward the floor and likely to Appropriations.
Eric Fitzpatrick, Legislative Counsel with the Office of Legislative Council, told the committee the key change — on page 15 — reverts language to require that a veterinarian accompany a humane officer 'shall if practicable' when executing a warrant to seize an animal alleged to be subjected to cruelty. Fitzpatrick said the revision also clarifies that the absence of a…
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