HOUSE BILL 91

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:

Delegate Owings (By Request)

Entitled:

Disease Prevention - Rabies - Domestic Skunks

Synopsis:

Excluding domestic skunks from the animals that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may find to be dangerous to human health and safety; requiring domestic skunks to be vaccinated against rabies; requiring a person that owns or keeps a domestic skunk to submit proof of vaccination with an application for county registration or licensing; requiring a licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a domestic skunk to provide the owner with a specified vaccination certificate; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

07/5

Pre-filed

1/10

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/16

Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.

2/6

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

IMMUNIZATION

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

RABIES

REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

VETERINARIANS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 18-219 , 18-318 , 18-319 , 18-320 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered