Indiana House Bill 1400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-15 - Authored by Representative Lawson.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the Indiana companion animal sterilization fund (fund) and the Indiana companion animal sterilization program under the administration of Spay-Neuter Services of Indiana, Inc., to provide at no charge to a Medicaid recipient spaying or neutering services for a dog or a cat owned or harbored by the Medicaid recipient. Adds the fund as a charitable purpose to which an individual may choose to give all or part of the individual's income tax refund. Imposes a fee of $50 on the sale of an unsterilized cat or dog at retail. Increases the fee collected from distributors of pet food paid annually for inspection of pet food sold in packages of 10 pounds or less from $50 to $80. Provides that the fee imposed on sales of unsterilized cats and dogs at retail and the increases in the pet food inspection fee are paid into the fund. Appropriates money in the fund.

Companion animal sterilization program.

Rep. Linda Lawson [D]

Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]

Rep. Sue Errington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-15	House	Authored by Representative Lawson.
2014-01-15	House	Coauthored by Representatives Karickhoff, Errington
2014-01-15	House	First Reading: Referred to Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1400/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/1/2/3/21233936/HB1400.01.INTR.pdf