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AL SB39

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Robert Ward

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2015

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish reasonable and necessary fees in addition to the existing $25 annual permit fee to cover costs of administering and enforcing wildlife public exhibition regulations.

  • Removes the exemption that previously applied to privately owned traveling zoos from wildlife public exhibition regulations.

  • Exempts four-year universities and their affiliates from wildlife public exhibition regulations, provided they follow their Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee guidelines.

  • 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

6/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry3/3/2015

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