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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1363
Author: Salas (D)
Amended: 8/18/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE: 5-0, 7/7/15
AYES: Galgiani, Cannella, Berryhill, Pan, Wolk
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/22/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Animals: estrays: alpacas, llamas, and goats
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill adds alpacas, llamas and goats to the
definition of "estray"; adds sheep, swine, alpacas, llamas, and
goats to the list of animals that require a pound keeper or
public animal control agency or shelter to immediately notify
the secretary of the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA) upon impoundment; and requires CDFA to take
possession of that animal.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Defines "estray" to mean any impounded or seized bovine
animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, or burro whose owner is
unknown or cannot be located.
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2)Requires any person who seizes an estray animal to immediately
notify CDFA with a description of the animal, any brands or
markings, approximated animal value, and the date and location
where the animal was found and the location where the animal
is now confined.
3)Requires the pound keeper or public animal control agency or
shelter to immediately notify CDFA of any impounded bovine
animal, horse, mule or burro and, upon receipt of that notice,
requires CDFA to take possession of that animal.
4)Requires CDFA to take specified measures to find and notify
the owner of any impounded estray animal, including searching
brand records and posting a description of the animal in the
classified section of livestock industry publications.
5)Authorizes CDFA, after 14 days from the date of first notice,
to sell any estray animal for which the owner cannot be
located, ownership cannot be proven, or the owner fails to pay
all incurred expenses.
6)Authorizes local governments to follow local laws, ordinances,
and regulations instead of state law regarding the handling of
estray animals that are not bovine animals.
This bill:
1)Adds alpacas, llamas, and goats to the definition of "estray."
2)Adds sheep, swine, alpacas, llamas, and goats to the list of
animals that require a pound keeper or public animal control
agency or shelter to immediately notify CDFA upon impoundment,
and requires CDFA to take possession of that animal.
Comments
Alpacas, goats, and llamas. According to the 2012 U.S.
Department of Agriculture Census, California had a total of
140,042 goats living on 4,470 individual farms; 7,229 alpacas on
468 farms; and 3,824 llamas on 763 farms. California is ranked
second in the nation for the highest number of goats and fifth
for both alpacas and llamas.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
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SUPPORT: (Verified8/19/15)
Association of California Egg Farmers
California Grain and Feed Association
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/19/15)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author, this bill
expands the definition of "estray" and requires that any animal
that is seized by, or comes into the possession of, an inspector
be managed in accordance with existing regulations. This bill
better reflects additional livestock species popular with
California farmers, ranchers, and landowners. Although the
variety of livestock has increased, regulations for the
management and care of strayed farm animals have not been
expanded to protect these livestock.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 5/22/15
AYES: Achadjian, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla,
Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau,
Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly,
Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden,
Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,
Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina,
Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Wilk, Williams,
Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Alejo, O'Donnell, Olsen, Waldron, Weber
Prepared by:Anne Megaro / AGRI. / (916) 651-1508
8/19/15 20:34:40
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