Bill No. |
Name |
Legislator |
Summary |
SHAC’s Position |
Status |
AB 265 |
Local government liability: dog parks. |
Gatto |
Provides that dog park owned or operated by city or county is not liable for injury or death of person or pet resulting solely from actions of dog in dog park. Does not otherwise affect liability, including that for maintaining a dangerous condition of public property. |
Support |
Referred to
Committee on Judiciary; Hearing may be on June 18? |
AB 272 |
Rabies: vaccinations. |
Gomez |
Requires dogs to be vaccinated against rabies at 3 months or 4 months of age. |
Support |
Referred to Committee on Health |
AB 333 |
Medical waste. |
Wieckowski |
Would require the carcasses of animals that have died of infectious diseases or that have been euthanized because of suspected exposure to infectious disease to be treated with a treatment technology approved by the department if, in the opinion of the attending veterinarian or local health officer, the carcass presents a danger of infection to humans. |
Watch |
Referred to
Committee on Judiciary |
AB 339 |
Sale of animals at swap meets. |
Dickinson |
Bans sale of animals at flea markets and swap meets, with certain exceptions.
Sponsored by SHAC and Born Free USA |
Support |
Referred to Committee on Public Safety; hearing on June 18th |
AB 711 |
Hunting: nonlead ammunition. |
Rendon |
Would require the use of non-lead ammunition for hunting all wildlife with firearms.
|
Support |
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Water |
AB 789 |
Trapping. |
Williams |
Prohibits intentional drowning, chest-crushing and injection with chemical solvents that are not intended for euthanizing animals. Reduces the allowable size of Conibear trap (also known as a kill trap) from 10 inches to 6 inches on land and requires the use of warning signs where these traps are used on lands open to the public for the protection of domestic dogs. |
Support
|
Re-referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Water |
AB 1213 |
Bobcat Protection Act of 2013. |
Bloom |
Would prohibit trapping of bobcats within or adjacent to national/state parks, conservation areas, etc. This bill would authorize the Department of Fish and Game to set license fees for the taking of bobcats. |
Support |
Sent to Committee on Rules for assignment |
SB 65/
AB 73 |
2013–14 Budget. |
Leno/
Blumenfield |
Suspends rather than repeals Hayden mandate in 2013-14 Budget. |
Support |
Referrred to Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review/Referred to Committee on Budget |
SB 132 |
Mountain lions. |
Hill |
Provides that nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion not perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety. |
Support |
Amended and passed Committee on Appropriations |
SB 688 |
Sales and use taxes: exemptions: animals: drug and medicines. |
Galgiani |
Would exempt from sales and use taxes the gross receipts from the sale in this state of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, drugs and medicines used, furnished, or sold by a licensed veterinarian, a city, county, city and county, or other local government animal shelter, or a nonprofit animal welfare or rescue organization for the treatment of animals. |
Support |
Held in Committee on Appropriations and under submission |
Bill # |
Name |
Legislator |
Summary |
AB 610 |
Vehicles: specialized license plates: Veterinary Medical Board: pilot program. |
Solorio
|
Gives one additional year to sell 7,500 spay/neuter license plates (until June 2013). |
AB 1839 |
Veterinary medicine: veterinary assistants. |
Ma |
(1) Changes the term “unregistered assistant” to “veterinary assistant.” (2) Limits access to controlled substances by veterinary assistants to those who have undergone and state and federal fingerprinting background check and have not been convicted of any drug- or alcohol-related felonies. |
AB 2194 |
Corporations for prevention of cruelty to animals: humane officers: criminal history.
|
Gaines |
Grants the Department of Justice the statutory authority required to request and receive federal summary criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of Investigations as required by Corporations Code sections 14502 and Government Code section 1030. |
AB 2343 |
Criminal history information. |
Torres |
Requires summary criminal history information to be provided to an individual if it results in an adverse employment, licensing, or certification decision. Expands the scope of subsequent summary criminal history information provided. |
SB 1145 |
Animal fighting.
|
Emmerson |
Increases fine for permitting the fighting of specified animals from $5,000 to $10,000; increases fine for spectators from $1,000 to $5,000. Increases fine for manufacturing/owning gaffs or slashers for gamecocks from $5,000 to $10,000. Increases fine for owning/training an animal for fighting from $5,000 to $10,000. |
| SB 1162 |
Animal control: tranquilizers |
Runner |
Enables animal control and humane officers to administer tranquilizers if they receive prescribed training and meet several other requirements. |
SB 1221 |
Mammals: use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats. |
Lieu |
Would prohibit a person from permitting a dog to pursue a bear or bobcat at any time. This bill would exempt from that prohibition the use of dogs by federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, or their agents or employees, when carrying out official duties as required by law.
|
SB 1229 |
Real property: rentals: animals. |
Pavley |
Restricts the ability of a person or corporation to impose conditions on occupancy of property that are based on declawing or devocalizing an animal that is allowed on the premises. |
| SB 1500 |
Seized and abandoned animals: full costs: forfeiture. |
Lieu |
Establishes procedure that enables seizing agency in cruelty/neglect cases to keep dogs and cats upon the superior court finding that the defendant would not be legally permitted to retain the animal even if the defendant is aquitted of the charges. |
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