Bill Text: CA AB889 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Animal research.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB889 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB889-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 01, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 889 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein |
February 20, 2019 |
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SEC. 2.SECTION 1.
Section 1651 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1651.
(a) The State Department of Public Health shall administer the provisions of this chapter. Every provision of this chapter shall be liberally construed to protect the interests of all persons and animals affected.SEC. 3.SEC. 2.
Section 1666 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1666.
(b)A person seeking to use an animal for diagnostic purposes, education, or research shall submit an application to the department, on an annual basis, that includes all of the following information:
(1)The total number of animals kept or used during the previous year,
by species.
(2)The purposes for which animals were used during the previous year, and the number of animals used for each purpose, by species.
(3)For the previous year, the common name and number of animals in each pain and distress category defined in paragraphs (5) to (8), inclusive, of Section 2.36(b) of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 3.
Section 1667 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1667.
(a) The(a)This chapter applies to any person or facility using animals for research, testing, or training of scientists or healthcare providers, including a person or facility that is registered with the United States Department of Agriculture or has received an Animal Welfare Assurance from the National Institutes of Health.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a),
this
chapter does not apply to a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state, or to a place of business operated by
that veterinarian.
SEC. 4.
Section 1671 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1671.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1669, a person using an animal for diagnostic purposes, education, or research shall submit to the department, on forms approved by the department, all of the following information for the previous calendar year:(a)On or before August 1, 2021, the department shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable online database of information contained in applications submitted pursuant to Section 1666.
(b)For each application, the database shall include all of the following information:
(1)The name of the applicant.
(2)The total number of animals kept or used during the previous year, by species.
(3)The purposes for which animals were used during the previous year, and the number of animals used for each purpose, by species.
(4)For the previous year, the common name and number of animals in each pain and distress category defined in paragraphs (5) to (8), inclusive, of Section 2.36(b) of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c)The department shall make the information in subdivision (b), and a copy of each application in its entirety, available through the database within 60 days after receiving an application.