BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1363 (Salas)
As Amended August 18, 2015
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | 75-0 | (May 22, |SENATE: |40-0 | (September 10, |
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Original Committee Reference: AGRI.
SUMMARY: Would add "alpaca and goat" to the definition of
"estray"; adds "sheep, swine, alpaca, llama or goat" 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; requires CDFA to take possession of that animal and
makes technical changes.
The Senate amendments narrow the language from "other livestock"
to "alpaca, llama or goat" and does not significantly change the
policy as heard in the Assembly.
EXISTING LAW: 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 any person who seizes
an estray animal to immediately notify CDFA with a description
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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; 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; 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; 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; and, 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.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, this bill has
negligible state costs.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "Assembly Bill 1363 expands
the definition of "estray" to include all livestock, and would
require 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 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 all livestock."
According to the 2012 United States 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.
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Analysis Prepared by:
Jim Collin / AGRI. / (916) 319-2084 FN: 0001555