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Senate committee narrows animal-shelter bill to neonates, standardizes record-retention and advances measure
Summary
Lawmakers amended Senate Bill 344 to limit foster placements by shelters to neonate animals (defined as under eight weeks and dependent), adopted a five-year record-retention change, and favorably recommended the bill as amended by voice vote.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources voted to amend and favorably recommend Senate Bill 344 after narrowing its scope to focus on neonate animals and standardizing certain Department of Agriculture record-retention timelines.
Senator Doug Shane, the amendment sponsor, said the first change strikes references to “sick, injured” animals to avoid transferring animals with potentially transmissible conditions into foster care and to concentrate the law on the “biggest challenge” shelters face — neonates needing frequent feeding and special care. “We felt that it was better at this point in time to restrict the…
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