Georgia House Bill 782 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animal protection generally, so as to require animal shelters that euthanize animals to maintain a registry of animal rescue groups willing to accept animals subject to euthanasia; to provide a short title; to provide a definition; to provide eligibility criteria for rescue groups; to provide for information to be included in the registry; to prohibit animal shelters from euthanizing an animal without affording rescue groups the opportunity to take possession of the animal; to provide for exceptions; to authorize animal shelters to impose a fee for surrendering animals; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Animal Rescue Act; enact

Rep. Stephanie Benfield [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Mike Jacobs [R]
Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick [D]	Rep. Ralph Long [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-25		House Second Readers
2012-01-24		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35259
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb782_LC_40_0028_a_2.htm