Animal Shelter Amendments Passes House
Representative Seelig’s H.B. 107, Animal Shelter Amendments passed the House last Monday, Feb 22th. The bill gives the governing body of a county or municipality the discretion to determine whether to make an impounded animal available to be used for research or educational purposes, and prohibits the provision of an animal for research or educational purposes unless the animal has been legally impounded for at least five days or a longer period as provided by local ordinance. This is only possible if the animal has not been claimed or redeemed, and the animal shelter has made a reasonable effort to find the rightful owner of the animal and to make it available to others.
The bill passed with 71 yes votes and 1 no votes, and will now move on to the Senate.
On wednesday the Bill passed unanimously in the Senate Committee. View the SL Tribune article here.
