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AL HB481

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Artis McCampbell

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Prohibits municipal, county, state, and other publicly owned zoos or wildlife exhibits from importing any species of the family Cervidae (deer) into Alabama.

  • Prohibits privately owned traveling zoos, circuses, and pet shops from importing any species of the family Cervidae into the state.

  • Amends Section 9-11-328, Code of Alabama 1975, to create an exception to the exemption that currently excludes public and traveling zoos, circuses, and pet shops from wildlife captivity regulations.

  • Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon becoming law by other means.

Legislative Description

Conservation and Natural Resources, wildlife, possession for public exhibition purposes, importing of deer (cervidae), prohibited, Sec. 9-11-328 am'd.

Conservation and Natural Resources Department

Last Action

McCampbell motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote

5/23/2019

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Forestry4/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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