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Law enforcement seeks clear designee rules, committee adds safeguards and return timeline
Summary
Sheriff and legislators pushed for on‑call veterinary designees and for rules preventing a potential custodian from influencing seizure decisions; the subcommittee agreed to limit outside parties' participation in seizures, allow multiple designees, add video conferencing, and to return animals if charges are not filed within seven days.
Law enforcement officials pressed the House subcommittee to ensure practical, on‑call access to veterinary expertise while avoiding conflicts of interest in HB 17‑66.
Sheriff Bill Wright described late‑night scenarios in which officers need immediate expert help and said departments rely on local experts and dispatch lists to reach on‑call personnel. "We're dealing with this stuff real time Right now, we can't wait 5 days for somebody to…
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