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  6. SB 314

SB 314

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Votes
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Bobby D. Singleton
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

To amend Section 9-11-328, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the possession of wildlife in captivity for public exhibition purposes; to prohibit a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop from the importation of any species of the family Cervidae into the state.

Subjects
Conservation and Natural Resources Department

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 314 - Enrolled - PDF

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

To amend Section 9-11-328, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the possession of wildlife in captivity for public exhibition purposes; to prohibit a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop from the importation of any species of the family Cervidae into the state.

Section 1

Section 9-11-328, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§9-11-328.

(a) The provisions of the Except as provided in subsection (b), this article shall not apply to any a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit, or a privately owned traveling zoo, or circus, or pet shop.

(b) A municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit, or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop shall not import or cause to be imported into the state any species of the family Cervidae."

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
May 28, 2019 S Assigned Act No. 2019-371.
May 28, 2019 S Enrolled
May 28, 2019 H Signature Requested
May 28, 2019 S Passed Second House
May 23, 2019 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 954
May 23, 2019 H Third Reading Passed
May 14, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
May 7, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry
May 7, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 624
May 7, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
April 25, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 18, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-23
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-07
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB314-enr.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB314-int.pdf

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