FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 3, 2023 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 511 Short Title:
511 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15217-MH-88A Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 4, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF UNOWNED CATS AND AMENDING LAWS FOR DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS SURRENDERED TO AN ANIMAL SHELTER.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all animals received bybyan an animal shelter or by an agent of an animal shelter shall be held for a minimum holding period of 72 hours, or for any longer minimum period established by a board of county commissioners, prior to being euthanized or otherwise disposed of.
19A-32.1(a1), and *DRS15217-MH-88A**S511-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 the number destroyed.
Healthy cats without discernable indicia of ownership may be sterilized, ear-tipped, vaccinated for rabies, administered other vaccinations as recommended by the treating veterinarian, and returned to the location where theytheywere were trapped without anyanyminimum minimum impoundment period under this section.
or put to death by a procedure approved by rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or, in the absenceofsuch rules,byrules,byaprocedureapprovedbytheAmericanVeterinaryMedicalAssociation, aprocedureapprovedbytheAmericanVeterinary MedicalAssociation, the Humane Society of the United States or of the American Humane Association.
… (a3) The Animal Control Officer shall maintain a record of all animals impounded under this section which shallincludethedateofimpoundment, thelength ofimpoundment,themethodofimpoundment, themethod of disposal of the animal and the name of the person or institution to whom any animal has been released.
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