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
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- 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.”
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- By renumbering as necessary.