BILL NUMBER: ACR 56	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  184
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 31, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Linder
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wilk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Dababneh and Harper)

                        APRIL 20, 2015

   Relative to the official State Pet.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 56, Linder. Official State Pet.
   This measure would declare a shelter pet as the official State
Pet.



   WHEREAS, There are currently around eight million abandoned pets
living in animal shelters in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Three to four million of these dogs and cats are
euthanized every year; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature seeks to raise public awareness of
shelter animals; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares a shelter
pet as the official State Pet; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.