HB 64 — PET FOOD FEE FOR ANIMAL PROGRAMS

HOUSEAN BILLACT 64RELATING 53RDTO LEGISLATUREANIMALS; - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2018 INTRODUCED BY Carl Trujillo and Debbie A.

Rodella and Joanne J.

Ferrary 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS;

ESTABLISHING 14 A HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL FOR ASSISTANCE.ASSISTANCE;

16REQUIRING BEREPORTING. IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e8 tBE 17IT SECTIONENACTED 1.BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SectionSECTION 61-14-7.11. NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2017, w l n d 18 Chapter 44, Section 3) is amended to read:

=Section =61-14-7.1 19NMSA "61-14-7.1.1978 (being Laws 2017, Chapter 44, Section 3) is amended to read:

ANIMAL"61-14-7.1. SHELTERING COMMITTEE--DUTIES.--The a l i a e r 20 sheltering committee shall:

aANIMAL tSHELTERING mCOMMITTEE--DUTIES.--The msheltering 21committee A.shall:

developA. a voluntary statewide dog and cat spay d r e 22 and neuter program in conjunction with animal shelters and c e s k 23 euthanasia agencies;

edevelop a nvoluntary bstatewide 24dog B.and cat spay and neuter program in conjunction with animal shelters and euthanasia agencies;

developB. criteria for individuals, [nonprofit u [ organizations] groups, animal shelters and euthanasia agencies .209074.6 to receive assistance for dog and cat [sterilization ] spaying and neutering from the animal care and facility fund;

provideddevelop thatcriteria assistancefor toindividuals, individualsgroups, andanimal groupsshelters mayand onlyeuthanasia beagencies given to individualsreceive who have, or to groups who shall only provide assistance tofor servicedog recipientsand whocat have,spaying aand householdneutering incomefrom 6 that does not exceed two hundred percent of the currentanimal federalcare poverty level guidelines published by the United States department of health and humanfacility services.fund;

Whenprovided developingthat theseassistance criteria,to theindividuals committeeand groups may only be given to individuals who have, or to groups who shall ensureonly provide assistance to service recipients who have, a household income that does not moreexceed thantwo sixtyhundred percent of the servicescurrent gofederal topoverty programslevel inguidelines classpublished Aby counties;the United States department of HB 64 health and human services;

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recommend to the board the disbursements of money from the animal care and facility fund to qualifying individuals, [nonprofit organizations ] groups, animal shelters and euthanasia agencies." SECTION 2.

e e 17 "77-1B-4.

ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITY FUND CREATED-- e e n d 18 ADMINISTRATION.-- = = l ] 19 A.

The "animal care and facility fund" is created a l r i 20 in the state treasury.

All fees collected pursuant to the t e a t Animal Sheltering Act shall be deposited in the fund.

m m 21 e d r e 22 B.

The animal care and facility fund shall consist c e r c 23 of money collected by the board pursuant to the Animal e a n b 24 Sheltering Act;

and money u [ appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through fees or .209074.6 - 2 - administrative penalties, cooperative research agreements, income, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, sales of promotional items, handbooks or educational materials or any other source.

Money in the fund is appropriated by the legislature to the board to be used to help animal shelters and communities defray the cost of implementing the board's HB 64 Page 2 initiatives conducted pursuant to the Animal Sheltering Act.

Money in the subaccount shall only be used to carry out the board's dog and ]cat spay and neuter assistance program and for cat [sterilization e e 17 the reasonable costs of administering the Animal Sheltering eAct, ewhich nreasonable dcosts 18shall Act, not to exceed sevenfive and one-half percent of the total fees =distributed =to lthe ]subaccount 19 collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of this 2018 a l r i 20 act.

Money collected pursuant to Section 7-2-30.9 NMSA 1978, t e a t [and] Section 66-3-424.3 NMSA 1978 and Section 5 of this 2018 m m 21 e d r e 22 act shall be deposited in the subaccount.

c e r c 23 E.

A disbursement from the fund shall be made only e a n b 24 upon a warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and u [ administration pursuant to a voucher signed by the executive .209074.6 - 3 - director of the board or the director's designee with the approval of the majority of the board with consideration of the recommendation of a majority of the animal sheltering committee.

Section 77-1B-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, HB 64 Page 3 Chapter 60, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

provide for oversight, including oversight of e e 17 licensing requirements, regulations and discipline, of e e n d 18 veterinarians employed by local government animal shelters;

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adopt methods and procedures acceptable for a l r i 20 conducting emergency field euthanasia;

t e a t E.

adopt, promulgate and revise rules necessary to m m 21 e d r e 22 carry out the provisions of the Animal Sheltering Act;

c e r c 23 F.

have authority to issue licenses and e a n b 24 certificates pursuant to the Animal Sheltering Act;

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establish the types of licenses and certificates .209074.6 - 4 - that may be issued pursuant to the Animal Sheltering Act and establish criteria for issuing the licenses and certificates;

implement continuing education requirements for HB 64 Page 4 licensees and certificate holders pursuant to the Animal Sheltering Act;