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AL SB393
Bill
Status
2/20/2014
Primary Sponsor
George Keahey
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AI Summary
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Allows the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish reasonable and necessary fees beyond the existing $25 annual permit cost to cover administrative and enforcement expenses for wildlife public exhibition regulations.
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Removes the exemption for privately owned traveling zoos from wildlife public exhibition regulations.
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Exempts four-year universities and their affiliates from wildlife public exhibition regulations provided they follow their Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee guidelines.
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Maintains the existing $25 annual permit requirement for qualified individuals seeking to possess wildlife for public exhibition purposes.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Conservation and Natural Resources Department, regulation of public exhibition of wildlife, additional fee authorized, exemptions revised, Secs. 9-11-324, 9-11-328 am'd.
Conservation and Natural Resources Department
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/1/2014