BILL ANALYSIS
AB 490
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 490 (Smyth)
As Amended July 9, 2009
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(May 21, 2009) |SENATE: |38-0 |(August 27, |
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Original Committee Reference: B. & P.
SUMMARY : Revises the guidelines by which a pet store operator
or employee may euthanize rodents and rabbits intended as food
for another animal, and modifies the definition of a pet store,
as specified.
The Senate amendments modify the definition of "pet store" to
exclude retail establishments offering for sale animals to
agricultural operations for purposes that are directly related
to the raising of livestock or poultry on a farm or ranch; and
deletes the exclusion of those selling or offering animals for
student or youth projects, or for educational purposes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the Pet Store Animal Care Act (Act), which regulates
the care and maintenance of animals in the custody of a pet
store, and provides limits on the sale or transfer of those
animals.
2)Permits euthanasia of an animal intended as food for another
animal using humane methods, as specified in Appendix 2 of the
AVMA 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia.
3)Specifies that each employee who performs euthanasia shall
receive adequate training and proof of successful completion
of such training shall be documented in writing and retained
by the pet store for two years, unless a longer period is
otherwise required under California law.
4)Defines a pet store as a retail establishment open to the public
and selling or offering for sale animals, except that a person
who transfers only animals that were bred or raised, or both,
by that person, is considered a breeder and not a pet store.
AB 490
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AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill is substantially similar to
the version approved by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
Analysis Prepared by : Rebecca May / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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