Paw PAC California’s Political Action Committee for Animals 5011 W. Gonzales Road, Oxnard, California 93036 pawPACca@gmail.com • www.pawPAC.net Bill tracking & updates by Beverlee McGrath, President These animal-related bills are currently working their way through the California legislature. Although you will not have the opportunity to vote on these bills, it is important for you … Read more
These animal-related bills are currently working their way through the California legislature. Although you will not have the opportunity to vote on these bills, it is important for you to make your opinions known by contacting the legislators who represent you in the Assembly and the Senate. The most effective way to find out which Assembly Members and Senators represent you is to go to the following website and follow the instructions: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov Read more
CURRENT LEGISLATION AND STATUS OF KEY BILLS AS OF JUNE 6, 2016.
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Endorsements of animal friendly candidates for the California primary election in 2016. Read more
Statute by category Citation Summary CA – Abandonment – § 597.1. Failure to care for animals; misdemeanor; powers and duties of local officers and veterinarians; hea CA PENAL § 597.1 Every owner, driver, or keeper of any animal who permits the animal to be in any building, enclosure, lane, street, square, or lot of any city, … Read more
Statute by category Citation Summary CA – Fighting – § 597d. Fighting animals or birds; entries and arrests without warrant CA PENAL § 597d This provision allows for law enforcement officers to enter any place, building, or tenement, where there is an exhibition of the fighting of birds or animals, or where preparations are being … Read more
Statute by category Citation Summary CA – Ordinances – Regulation and control of dogs; maintenance of pound and rabies control programs; vaccination clinics; issuanc West’s Ann. Cal. Health & Safety Code § 121690 This California statute provides that, in rabies areas, every owner of dogsolder than four months shall get a new dog license at least … Read more
LEGISLATION FOR – 2017 How does a bill become a law? When one of our legislators — senator or assembly member — seeks to introduce a bill, that legislator works with the Office of Legislative Counsel to draft the bill. If the author of the bill is a senator, the draft bill is introduced … Read more
NOTE: Let us know what animal welfare legislation you think should be enacted in California by filling out this form Bill No. Name Legislator Summary Position Status AB 96 Animal parts and products: importation or sale of ivory and rhinoceros horn. Atkins Existing law makes it a crime to import into the state for commercial … Read more
Bill No. Name Legislator Summary AB 1511 Criminal history information: animal control officers. Gaines Would authorize the DOJ and local criminal justice agencies to provide state and local summary criminal history information to an animal control officer employed by a city, county, or city and county for the purposes of performing his or her duties. … Read more