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SB314 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
SB314 Alabama 2019 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Conservation and Natural Resources, wildlife, possession for public exhibition purposes, importing of cervidae, prohibited, Sec. 9-11-328 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, certain wildlife may be held in captivity for public exhibition purposes, subject to rules adopted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. However, a publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop is not subject to this law or associated rules adopted by the department.

This bill would expressly prohibit a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop from importing or causing to be imported any species of the family Cervidae into the state.

Subjects
Conservation and Natural Resources Department

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2019-371.

S

Enrolled

H

Signature Requested

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 954

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 624

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Bill Text

Votes

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature