HB85 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: K.L. Brown
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Animals, animal shelters, animal control, animal shelter owner, operator, manager, or director required to compile monthly report detailing number of animals entering facility and the disposition, report made available to public upon request, required
Summary: HB85 would require animal shelters to track monthly intake and disposition data and make it available to the public upon request.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the act would require every animal shelter to compile a monthly report showing how many animals entered the facility from specified sources and what happened to them (adopted, returned to owner, transferred, euthanized with reasons, died, or sterilized). The reports would be publicly available upon request and may be published electronically or on paper. Shelters must keep these records for at least three years and certify the accuracy of the data. The act also defines key terms and designates these reports as public records.

Who It Affects
Animal shelter owners, operators, managers, or directors who must compile the monthly reports and ensure data accuracy and retention.
Members of the public and others who request access to the reports, who would be able to obtain the information as public records.

Key Provisions
Creates the Animal Census Reporting Act.
Requires monthly reports with intake by source (owner surrender, strays, other shelters, animal control, and other) and disposition (adopted, released/claimed, transferred, euthanized with reasons, died, transferred to research/schools, sterilized).
Requires reporting of the costs related to housing, maintenance, feeding, medications, transfers, euthanasia, and other care expenses (excluding salaries).
Mandates public availability of the reports upon request and allows electronic or paper publication.
Sets a 30-day deadline after the end of each month for reporting and requires three years of retained records.
Requires a certification by the report preparer that the information is true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
Defines animal shelter and publish, and designates the reports as public records.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Animal Shelters