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Amendment S-5037 to SF 2260

Providing for the adoption of certain animals confined by research facilities

Adopted · March 8, 2022

Filed March 2, 2022 in the Senate by Sen. Dan Dawson (R)

What it changes

  1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through
  2. Page 1, after line 26 by inserting: “
  3. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Animal rescue organization” means a person other than an animal shelter operating on a nonprofit basis to place unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray dogs or cats in permanent adopted homes as provided by rules adopted by the department. b. (1) “Qualified research facility” means a research facility, including but not limited to a regents institution, that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and that receives moneys from the state or federal government. (2) “Qualified research facility” includes a research facility that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose, in collaboration with a research facility described in subparagraph (1). c. “Retired animal” means a dog or cat confined at a qualified research facility, if the dog or cat has been previously used for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and the dog or cat is no longer required to be confined by the qualified research facility for any of those purposes.”
  4. Page 1, line 27, by striking “
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  7. Page 1, line 34, by striking “
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  10. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book