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IN SB0282
Bill
AI Summary
SB 282 Summary
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Transfers administration of forfeited spay-neuter deposits from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, effective July 1, 2017.
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Establishes the spay-neuter program beginning July 1, 2020, to provide spaying and neutering services for companion animals.
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Creates the spay-neuter trust fund to be administered by the board, funded by general assembly appropriations, forfeited deposits, and grants or gifts.
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Requires the board to adopt rules implementing the program and establish written procedures for providing grants to entities offering spay and neutering services.
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Specifies that fund money not needed for current obligations shall be invested by the Treasurer of State with interest accruing to the fund, and that unexpended funds do not revert to the general fund at year-end.
Legislative Description
Spay-neuter program. Provides for the state board of animal health (board) to administer forfeited deposits held by animal care facilities for spay-neuter procedures. (Current law provides for the bureau of motor vehicles to administer the forfeited deposits.) Establishes the spay-neuter program beginning July 1, 2020. Establishes the spay-neuter trust fund. Provides that the board administers the program and the fund.
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
3/16/2017