BILL NUMBER: AB 2689	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Smyth

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2689, as introduced, Smyth. Rabies vaccinations.
   Existing law requires, in areas designated as rabies areas, that a
city, county, or city and county, provide or arrange for dog
vaccination clinics and for the issuance of a dog license for a dog
that has been vaccinated against rabies.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would allow licensing agencies the ability to verify
rabies vaccinations using modern communication and technology,
including, but not limited to, computer systems, facsimile, and
e-mail.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would allow licensing agencies the ability to verify
rabies vaccinations using modern communication and technology,
including, but not limited to, computer systems, facsimile, and
e-mail.