Cameron Smyth
- Republican
Author
Existing law establishes the Pet Store Animal Care Act, which regulates the care and maintenance of animals in the custody of a pet store, and provides limits on the sale or transfer of those animals. A violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor. The act defines a pet store as any retail establishment open to the public and selling, or offering for sale, animals. This bill would revise the definition of a pet store to exclude the selling, or offering for sale, animals to an agricultural operation for purposes that are directly related to the raising of livestock or poultry on a farm or ranch. Under the act, an employee of a pet store may only destroy an animal intended as food for another animal in accordance with a prescribed methodology, provided the employee receives adequate training, as described. The act requires the completion of the employee's training to be documented in writing and retained by the pet store for 2 years. This bill would, instead, provide that a rodent or rabbit that is intended as food for another animal may be destroyed by a pet store operator or employee only in accordance with specified conditions, and only if the pet store operator or employee is certified, in writing, by a California-licensed veterinarian, as provided. The certification would be valid for no longer than 3 years, and could be renewed for additional 3-year periods. The pet store operator would be required to retain the certification for 3 years, unless a longer period is otherwise required by law. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2844.)
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1977.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 29).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1624.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 13).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 31).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB490 | HTML |
| 02/24/09 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/04/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/09/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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