BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1363 (Salas)
As Amended May 19, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Agriculture |9-0 |Perea, Gallagher, | |
| | |Cooper, Dodd, | |
| | |Eggman, Irwin, | |
| | |Mathis, Quirk, | |
| | |Salas | |
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SUMMARY: Adds "other livestock animals" to the list of animals
defined as estray when impounded or seized and the owner is
unknown, and makes technical, conforming changes.
EXISTING LAW establishes requirements for the seizure, management,
and care of estrays; defines "estray" to mean any impounded or
seized bovine animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, or burro whose
owner is unknown or cannot be located; requires that any animal
seized by, or that comes into the possession of, an inspector
pursuant to those provisions, be disposed of in accordance with
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specified requirements; and, makes it a misdemeanor to violate
specified provisions governing the care and treatment of animals,
including estrays.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill has negligible costs to local law
enforcement; likely minor and absorbable enforcement costs, if
any, to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
COMMENTS: According to the author, this bill seeks to expand the
definition of what the state defines as an "estray" to better
reflect additional types of domestic animals popular with
California farmers, ranchers, and landowners, including but not
limited to, goats and alpacas.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture Census on
Agriculture in 2012, California had a total of 43,252 dairy goats
living on 1,416 individual farms, more than any other state with
the exception of Wisconsin. A similar trend exists for alpacas.
Since their introduction to California, in 1983, alpaca ownership
now extends to nearly 200 farms in California and the state boasts
67 individual alpaca breeders (several with herd sizes in excess
of 100) serving the growing industry.
By expanding the definition of "estray" livestock owners can be
assured that their farm animals will be granted the protection of
the existing regulations and that the law will be followed when
dealing with all types of livestock animals.
Analysis Prepared by:
Jim Collin / AGRI. / (916) 319-2084 FN: 0000380
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