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ID S1144
Bill
AI Summary
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Changes Chapter 35 of Title 25, Idaho Code heading from "Cruelty to Animals" to "Animal Care"
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Assigns the Division of Animal Industries responsibility for administering animal care laws pertaining to production animals and public education on legal responsibilities
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Assigns local law enforcement agencies responsibility for administering animal care laws pertaining to companion animals and authorizes them to request assistance from the Division
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Clarifies that county and local officials retain authority to investigate, develop cases, and prosecute animal care violations within their jurisdictions
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Revises the definition of "production animal" to include cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, ratites, equines, domestic cervidae, camelidae, guard and stock dogs, furbearing animals kept for commercial fur production, and specifies that equines, cervidae, and camelidae (including llamas and alpacas) are covered under this definition
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to animals to provide that the Division of Animal Industries shall be responsible for administering specified law as it pertains to production animals, to provide that 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 "production animal."
ANIMALS
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 309 Effective: 07/01/11
4/11/2011