HB548 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Animals, puppy mills, standards for breeding and care, criminal penalties

Description

This bill would provide requirements for the responsible breeding and care of dogs. This bill would require access to adequate exercise, necessary food and water, sufficient housing, sufficient space, and veterinary care.

This bill would limit the number of times a dog may be bred within an 18-month period of time.

This bill would provide penalties.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Animals