Bill Text: CA AB1809 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Dogs: health certificates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 498, Statutes of 2014. [AB1809 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1809-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1809	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

   An act to  amend Section 122055 of   add
Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 121720) to Part 6 of Division
105 of  the Health and Safety Code, relating to  veterinary
 public health.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1809, as amended, Maienschein.  Dog breeders: records.
  Dogs: health certificates.  
   Existing law imposes specified requirements on animal owners in
order to prevent or control the transmission of zoonotic diseases,
such as rabies, and communicable diseases amongst animals. Existing
law also provides for the licensing and registration of dogs, as
specified.  
   This bill would require a person seeking to bring a dog into this
state, or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or
change of ownership, to obtain a health certificate with respect to
that dog that has been completed by a licensed veterinarian and is
dated within 10 days prior to the date on which the dog is brought
into the state. The bill would exempt from that requirement a person
who brings a dog into the state for no longer than 7 consecutive days
in order to participate in a dog show or exhibition. The bill would
require the person to submit the health certificate to the county
health department, as specified. The bill would authorize the agency
receiving the health certificate to use the information on the health
certificate as it deems appropriate, and to charge a fee in a
reasonable amount sufficient to cover the costs associated with
receiving and processing a health certificate submitted to the county
health department pursuant to these provisions. By imposing a higher
level of service on county health agencies, the bill would impose 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.  
   Existing law, the Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act,
generally regulates purchases between dog breeders and consumers. The
act requires a dog breeder to maintain a written record on, among
other things, the health, status, and disposition of each dog for a
period of one year after disposition of the dog.  
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those
record-keeping provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program:  no
  yes  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section
121720) is added to Part 6 of Division 105 of the   Health
and Safety Code   , to read:  
      CHAPTER 1.5.  DOG IMPORTATION: HEALTH CERTIFICATES


   121720.  (a) (1) A person seeking to bring a dog into this state
or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change
of ownership shall obtain a health certificate with respect to that
dog that has been completed by a licensed veterinarian and is dated
within 10 days prior to the date on which the dog is brought into the
state.
   (2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the person described in
paragraph (1) shall submit the health certificate to the county
health department. The person may submit the health certificate to
the county health department by electronic transmission, facsimile,
or any other method accepted by the receiving agency.
   (b) Completion of a United States Department of Agriculture Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7001, known as the United
States Interstate and International Certificate of Health Examination
for Small Animals, shall satisfy the requirement of subdivision (a).
A different form of canine health certificate acceptable to the
receiving agency shall also satisfy the requirement of subdivision
(a).
   (c) It shall be the responsibility of persons importing dogs into
this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership to send
the health certificate to the county health department where the dog
is to be offered for sale or to the county of residence of the
individual purchasing a dog directly from a source outside of
California.
   (d) The receiving agency may use the information on the health
certificate as it deems appropriate.
   121721.  This chapter does not apply to a person who brings a dog
into the state for no longer than seven consecutive days in order to
participate in a dog show or exhibition.
   121722.  The agency that receives a form pursuant to Section
121720 may charge a fee in a reasonable amount sufficient to cover
the costs associated with receiving and processing a health
certificate submitted to the agency pursuant to this chapter. 

  SEC. 2.    No reimbursement is required by this act
pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because a local agency or school district has the
authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to
pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within
the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 122055 of the Health and
Safety Code is amended to read:
   122055.  A breeder shall maintain a written record on the health,
status, and disposition of each dog for a period of not less than 12
months after disposition of the dog. The record shall also include
all of the information that the breeder is required to disclose
pursuant to Section 122050.