Bill > A127

Introduced Session

This bill provides that any person, may voluntarily and anonymously deliver a domestic companion animal to a shelter, pound, veterinary hospital, or police station in the State, and leave the animal with an employee, veterinarian, or police officer at the facility. The bill provides that the person would not be liable for the care or disposition of the animal. The bill further provides that no employee, veterinarian, or police officer at the shelter, pound, veterinary hospital, or police station, as applicable, may refuse to accept any domestic companion animal. Finally, the bill directs the Commissioner of Health to establish a public education and information program to disseminate the information on the requirements of this bill to every municipality, shelter, pound, veterinary hospital, police station, and public school with students in grades three through 12.

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Parker Space (R)*,  Harold Wirths (R)*,  John Catalano (R),  John DiMaio (R),  Greg McGuckin (R),  Kevin Rooney (R),  Jay Webber (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee (on 01/11/2022)

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