Animals

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog. [HB-1961] [Animals ] [Crime ]
Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Miller Read First Time on 03/15/2017

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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies. [HB-1916] [Animals ]
Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary W. Elkins Placed On General State Calendar on 05/10/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act [S.368] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act This bill: requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to publish a revised recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf populations in Arizona and New Mexico; outlines what must be contained in the plan, including input from states and individuals, a maximum population of the wolf, and a specified range for the wolf; establishes a process for the state wildlife authority of Arizona or New Mexico to assume or supplant the USFWS' authority to manage such wolf in the relevant states if certain conditions are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/14/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of the operation of an unmanned aircraft and the prosecution of a related criminal offense. [HB-1643] [Drones ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the regulation of the operation of an unmanned aircraft and the prosecution of a related criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer when performing official duties to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring the bite of an animal. [SB-772] [Animals ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer when performing official duties to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring the bite of an animal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Carlos Uresti Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving cruelty to animals; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-762] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving cruelty to animals; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Signed By The Governor on 06/09/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 [S.273] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, the USFWS may not modify or invalidate the finding. Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/01/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to rules regarding the carcasses of certain birds or animals. [SB-720] [Animals ]
Relating to rules regarding the carcasses of certain birds or animals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Signed By The Governor on 05/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to treatment and care provided by licensed medical professionals to animals in certain facilities. [SB-721] [Animals ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to treatment and care provided by licensed medical professionals to animals in certain facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Signed By The Governor on 06/12/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land on the basis of its use for wildlife management. [HB-1471] [Taxes ] [Animals ] [Property Tax ]
Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land on the basis of its use for wildlife management.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew S. Murr Read First Time on 03/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to treatment and care provided by licensed medical professionals to animals in certain facilities. [HB-1375] [Animals ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to treatment and care provided by licensed medical professionals to animals in certain facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Anderson Read First Time on 02/28/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act [S.219] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Food ]
Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/24/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving cruelty to animals; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-1357] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving cruelty to animals; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Cristina Farrar Committee Report Distributed on 04/21/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Animal Welfare Act Amendments [HB-421] [Animals ]
Animal Welfare Act Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian S. King House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/09/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. [S.164] [Animals ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/17/2017

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US Congress 115th Congress

Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-527] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Environmental ]
Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, the USFWS may not alter or invalidate the finding. Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Introduced In House on 01/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating an offense. [HB-1156] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating an offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney J. Anderson Laid Out As Postponed Business on 05/01/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to county regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors. [HB-1107] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
Relating to county regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Considered In Public Hearing on 05/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of the offense of bestiality. [HB-1087] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the creation of the offense of bestiality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Villalba Committee Report Distributed on 05/05/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Aquaculture Amendments [HB-315] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Food ] [Water ]
Aquaculture Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gage Froerer Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2017

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