Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1809


Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 18, 2014


An act tobegin delete amend Section 122055 ofend deletebegin insert add Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 121720) to Part 6 of Division 105 ofend insert the Health and Safety Code, relating tobegin insert veterinaryend insert public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1809, as amended, Maienschein. begin deleteDog breeders: records. end deletebegin insertDogs: health certificates.end insert

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Existing law imposes specified requirements on animal owners in order to prevent or control the transmission of zoonotic diseases, such as rabies, and communicable diseases amongst animals. Existing law also provides for the licensing and registration of dogs, as specified.

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This bill would require a person seeking to bring a dog into this state, or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership, to obtain a health certificate with respect to that dog that has been completed by a licensed veterinarian and is dated within 10 days prior to the date on which the dog is brought into the state. The bill would exempt from that requirement a person who brings a dog into the state for no longer than 7 consecutive days in order to participate in a dog show or exhibition. The bill would require the person to submit the health certificate to the county health department, as specified. The bill would authorize the agency receiving the health certificate to use the information on the health certificate as it deems appropriate, and to charge a fee in a reasonable amount sufficient to cover the costs associated with receiving and processing a health certificate submitted to the county health department pursuant to these provisions. By imposing a higher level of service on county health agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Existing law, the Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act, generally regulates purchases between dog breeders and consumers. The act requires a dog breeder to maintain a written record on, among other things, the health, status, and disposition of each dog for a period of one year after disposition of the dog.

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This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those record-keeping provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertChapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 121720)
2is added to Part 6 of Division 105 of the end insert
begin insertHealth and Safety Codeend insertbegin insert,
3to read:end insert

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5Chapter  begin insert1.5.end insert Dog Importation: Health Certificates
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(a) (1) A person seeking to bring a dog into this state
8or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change
9of ownership shall obtain a health certificate with respect to that
10dog that has been completed by a licensed veterinarian and is
11dated within 10 days prior to the date on which the dog is brought
12into the state.

13(2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the person described
14in paragraph (1) shall submit the health certificate to the county
15health department. The person may submit the health certificate
16to the county health department by electronic transmission,
17facsimile, or any other method accepted by the receiving agency.

18(b) Completion of a United States Department of Agriculture
19Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7001, known
P3    1as the United States Interstate and International Certificate of
2Health Examination for Small Animals, shall satisfy the
3requirement of subdivision (a). A different form of canine health
4certificate acceptable to the receiving agency shall also satisfy the
5requirement of subdivision (a).

6(c) It shall be the responsibility of persons importing dogs into
7this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership to send
8the health certificate to the county health department where the
9dog is to be offered for sale or to the county of residence of the
10individual purchasing a dog directly from a source outside of
11California.

12(d) The receiving agency may use the information on the health
13certificate as it deems appropriate.

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This chapter does not apply to a person who brings
15a dog into the state for no longer than seven consecutive days in
16order to participate in a dog show or exhibition.

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The agency that receives a form pursuant to Section
18121720 may charge a fee in a reasonable amount sufficient to
19cover the costs associated with receiving and processing a health
20certificate submitted to the agency pursuant to this chapter.

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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
22Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
23a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
24charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
25level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
2617556 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 122055 of the Health and Safety Code
28 is amended to read:

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122055.  

A breeder shall maintain a written record on the health,
30status, and disposition of each dog for a period of not less than 12
31months after disposition of the dog. The record shall also include
32all of the information that the breeder is required to disclose
33pursuant to Section 122050.

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