BILL NUMBER: ACR 56	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 31, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Linder
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wilk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Dababneh and Harper)

                        APRIL 20, 2015

   Relative to the official State Pet.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 56, Linder. Official State Pet.
   This measure would declare a shelter pet as the official State
Pet.



   WHEREAS, There are currently around eight million abandoned pets
living in animal shelters in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Three to four million of these dogs and cats are
euthanized every year; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature seeks to raise public awareness of
shelter animals; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares a shelter
pet as the official State Pet; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.