HB 1277-1_ Filed 02/26/2001, 22:04
Adopted 2/26/2001
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COMMITTEE REPORT
YES:
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NO:
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MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development , to which
was referred House Bill 1277 , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to
report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as
follows:
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Page 1, between lines 7 and 8 begin a new paragraph and insert:
" Sec. 2. "Animal distributor" means a person who buys and sells
animals at wholesale, but does not sell animals as pets directly to
individual consumers.".
Page 1, line 8, delete "2" and insert " 3".
Page 1, line 10, delete "3" and insert " 4".
Page 1, delete line 16.
Page 1, line 17, delete "(7)" and insert " (6)".
Page 2, line 1, delete "(8)" and insert " (7)".
Page 2, line 2, delete "(9)" and insert " (8)".
Page 2, line 19, delete "park or" and insert " park,".
Page 2, line 20, delete "zoo;" and insert " zoo, or other facility".
Page 4, line 14, delete "agent" and insert " employees".
Page 5, between lines 3 and 4 begin a new paragraph and insert:
" (b) If a person fails to timely submit a renewal application and
pay a renewal fee, the board shall send the person notification of
the delinquent application and fee. If the board does not receive the
renewal application and fee within fifteen (15) days after the date
notice was mailed to the person, the person's license becomes
invalid without any further action being taken by the board.".
Page 5, delete lines 4 through 6.
Page 5, line 13, delete "A pet store operator shall" and insert " The
board shall adopt standards that require a pet store operator to".
Page 5, line 31, after "age" delete "," and insert " and".
Page 5, line 31, delete ", and weight".
Page 8, after line 15, begin a new paragraph and insert:
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"SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]
(a) Notwithstanding
IC 15-9-3, as added by this act, the operator of a pet store that is
operating before July 1, 2001, may continue to operate the pet
store without a license issued under IC 15-9-3 pending the
processing of an application for a license under this SECTION.
(b) The operator of a pet store described in subsection (a) may
submit to the Indiana state board of animal health an application
for a license to operate a pet store under IC 15-9-3. The operator
must submit the application before September 1, 2001. The
Indiana state board of animal health may allow an operator to
submit an application on or after September 1, 2001, for good
cause.
(c) The operator of a pet store described in subsection (a) shall
cease operating the pet store if:
(1) the operator fails to submit an application within the time
set forth in subsection (b); or
(2) The Indiana state board of animal health notifies the
operator that the board has rejected an application submitted by
the operator under this SECTION.
(d) This SECTION expires January 1, 2002.".
(Reference is to HB 1277 as introduced.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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AM127701/DI 105 2001