HB397 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dexter Grimsley

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Animals, adopted animals, sterilization, criminal penalties increased, Secs. 3-9-1, 3-9-2, 3-9-3 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides for the adoption of shelter animals and requires sterilization for adopted shelter animals.

This bill would apply the requirements of existing law pertaining to the sterilization of adopted shelter animals to animal welfare organizations and animal rescues, would clarify sterilization requirements, and would increase 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