EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim
- Entitled:
-
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities -
License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals
Repealing the authority of the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners to issue a permit to a specified humane society or animal
shelter to administer a specified drug to euthanize animals;
authorizing the Board to issue a license, on application of an animal
control facility, to allow the facility to administer specified drugs
to sedate or euthanize animals; requiring a facility's application to
designate one individual responsible for the drugs; making the Act an
emergency measure; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/18
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/29
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 3/3
- Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/22
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 697
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
- Community Facilities and Services
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
- Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
- Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
- Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
- Rules and Regulations
- Veterinarians
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
2-305
)
- Criminal Law
- (
5-101 ,
10-601
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 260810/01 Offered on: March 20, 2008 at:
11:12 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 18, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)