Bill Text: FL S0872 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 674 (Ch. 2013-32) [S0872 Detail]

Download: Florida-2013-S0872-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 872
       
       
       
       By Senator Abruzzo
       
       
       
       
       25-00936A-13                                           2013872__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to animal shelters or animal control
    3         agencies; providing a short title; amending s. 823.15,
    4         F.S.; requiring each duly incorporated society for the
    5         prevention of cruelty to animals, humane society,
    6         pound, shelter, or dog control officer that euthanizes
    7         dogs or cats or both to compile monthly and annual
    8         summaries; listing the categories of information
    9         required in the summaries; requiring each summary to
   10         be signed by the appropriate executive director of the
   11         entity as true and accurate; requiring that the
   12         summaries be posted on the entity’s website within a
   13         specified time period; providing an effective date.
   14  
   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   16  
   17         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Transparency in
   18  Animal Shelters Act.”
   19         Section 2. Subsections (4) and (5) are added to section
   20  823.15, Florida Statutes, to read:
   21         823.15 Dogs and cats released from animal shelters or
   22  animal control agencies; sterilization requirement.—
   23         (4) Each duly incorporated society for the prevention of
   24  cruelty to animals, humane society, pound, shelter, or dog
   25  control officer that euthanizes dogs or cats or both as allowed
   26  under s. 828.058 shall compile monthly and annual summaries of
   27  the following information:
   28         (a) The number of animals, by species type, which were on
   29  hand at the beginning of the reporting period.
   30         (b) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   31  surrendered by the owner.
   32         (c) The number of animals impounded as strays.
   33         (d) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   34  confiscated by the animal control agency or animal shelter.
   35         (e) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   36  transferred to the facility from another shelter or rescue group
   37  in this state.
   38         (f) The number of animals, by species type, which were dead
   39  on arrival.
   40         (g) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   41  returned to their owner.
   42         (h) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   43  adopted.
   44         (i) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   45  transferred to another organization or rescue group.
   46         (j) The number of animals, by species type, which were
   47  euthanized by the animal control agency or animal shelter.
   48         (k) The number of animals, by species type, which died,
   49  were lost, or were stolen while in the direct or constructive
   50  care of the animal control agency or animal shelter.
   51         (l) The number of animals, by species type, which remain in
   52  the custody or constructive custody at the end of the reporting
   53  period.
   54         (5) The executive director of each duly incorporated
   55  society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, humane
   56  society, pound, or shelter, or dog control officer that
   57  euthanizes dogs or cats or both as allowed under s. 828.058,
   58  whether such entity is public or private, shall sign the monthly
   59  and annual summaries required in subsection (4). By signing such
   60  summaries, the executive director verifies that the required
   61  summaries are true and accurate. The verified summaries must be
   62  posted on the entity’s website within 5 business days after the
   63  first day of each month.
   64         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.