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ID H0149
Bill
AI Summary
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Changes Chapter 35 heading in Idaho Code from "Cruelty to Animals" to "Cruelty to Animals Care"
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Assigns the Idaho State Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Industries responsibility for administering animal cruelty laws as they pertain to production animals
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Assigns local law enforcement agencies responsibility for administering animal cruelty laws as they pertain to companion animals and authorizes them to call upon the Division for aid
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Defines "companion animal" to include domestic dogs, domestic cats, rabbits, companion birds, equines not used in food or fiber production, and other common pets
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Defines "production animal" to include cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, ratites, equines, domestic cervidae, camelidae, guard and stock dogs used for livestock, and furbearing animals kept for commercial fur production
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to cruelty to animals to provide that the Division of Animal Industries shall be responsible for administering specified law as it pertains to production animals, local law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for administering specified law as it pertains to companion animals and to authorize local law enforcement to call on the division for aid; and to revise the definition of "companion animal" and "production animal."
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Last Action
to Agric Aff
2/14/2011