Dean Florez
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally prohibits public pounds and private shelters from selling or giving away any dog or cat that has not been spayed or neutered; provides, under certain circumstances, for the sale or giving away of a dog or cat that has not been spayed or neutered upon the payment of a refundable deposit, as specified; provides for the imposition of fines or civil penalties against the owner of a nonspayed or unneutered dog or cat that is impounded by a public pound or private shelter; and immunizes cities and counties, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and humane societies from an action by the owner of a dog or cat for spaying or neutering the dog or cat in accordance with the law. A violation of any of these provisions is an infraction, punishable as specified. This bill would provide, in addition, that every dog owner shall secure a license for the dog, as required by state or local law, and that no person shall own, keep, or harbor, except as specified, an unsterilized dog, as defined. It would make it unlawful for any person who owns, keeps, or harbors any unsterilized cat, as defined, 6 months of age or older to allow or permit that cat to roam at large. It would require any owner or custodian, as defined, of an unsterilized dog to have the animal sterilized at 6 months of age, obtain a certificate of sterility, or, if provided by local ordinance, obtain an unaltered dog license, which license shall be defined and issued as specified. The requirement to sterilize the dog may be appealed, as specified. It would require an owner or custodian of an unsterilized cat who permits that cat to roam at large to have the cat sterilized or obtain a certificate of sterility. It would allow an unaltered dog license to be denied, revoked, and reapplied for, as specified, and the licensing agency to utilize its existing procedures or to establish new procedures for any appeal of a denial or revocation of an unaltered dog license, as specified. The bill would authorize the licensing agency to assess a fee for the procedures related to the issuance, denial, or revocation of an unaltered dog license. This bill would require an owner or custodian who offers any unsterilized dog or cat for sale, trade, or adoption to meet specified requirements. It would permit any authorized penalty for a violation of certain provisions relating to dogs to be imposed only if the owner or custodian has concurrently violated one or more of other specified provisions. It would permit the licensing agency to impose any existing fine or penalty against the owner or custodian of an unaltered dog or cat if the owner or custodian fails to provide required sterilization information about the unaltered dog or cat or against an owner or custodian who surrenders an unaltered dog or cat if the owner or custodian fails to otherwise comply with applicable provisions. The bill would permit the licensing agency to also impose a penalty of up to $100 per day against the owner or custodian of an unaltered cat who fails to provide required sterilization information. It would require, if an unaltered dog or cat is impounded pursuant to state or local law, the owner or custodian to meet specified requirements, including paying the costs of impoundment, which may include specified costs, unless the fees are waived, as specified. It would require all costs, fines, and fees collected under the bill to be paid to the licensing agency for the purpose of defraying the cost of the implementation and enforcement of the bill. The bill would not be applicable to any owner or breeder of a dog used in the business of shepherding, herding, or guarding livestock, or cultivating agricultural products, to any owner or breeder of a dog used for hunting or for the purposes of field trials, or to any owner or trainer of a guide dog, signal dog, service dog, peace officer's dog, or firefighter's dog, as defined, provided the dog is licensed, as specified, and the owner or breeder has purchased any required hunting license. The bill would provide that its provisions shall not be construed to prevent any local governing body from adopting more stringent requirements. By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program upon local governments. 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.
From Assembly without further action.
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 28. Noes 40. Page 6978.)
(Ayes 42. Noes. 27. Page 6961.)
Reconsideration granted.
Motion to reconsider continued to August 31.
Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Blumenfield.
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 34. Noes 40. Page 6757.)
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 6372.)
Read third time. Amended. (Page 6329.) To third reading.
From inactive file to third reading file.
Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Evans.
Reconsideration granted.
Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Blumenfield.
(Page 3302.)
Motion to reconsider continued to next legislative day.
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 28. Noes 42. Page 3124.)
Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Blumenfield.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.)
Read second time. Amended. To second reading.
(Heard in committee on August 27.)
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Heard in committee on June 30.)
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
To Com. on B. & P.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 1144.) To Assembly.
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 16. Noes 15. Page 1112.)
(Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1112.)
Reconsideration granted.
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Florez.
Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5. Page 1069.)
(Suspense - for vote only.)
Set for hearing May 28.
Placed on APPR suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 11.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing May 4.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 498.)
Set for hearing April 15.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
To Com. on L. GOV.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB250 | HTML |
| 02/24/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/02/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/21/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/05/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/28/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/10 - Amended Assembly |
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