Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 47-2-60(A), as contained in SECTION 1 by deleting lines 26 through 28 on page 6, and inserting:
\ Section 47-2-60.
(A) The animal control
authority and its staff and agents, local law enforcement
agents, state law enforcement agents, and county sheriffs are
authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of this
chapter. \
Amend the bill further, Section 47-2-70, as contained in SECTION
1, by deleting lines 35 and 36 on page 6,
and inserting:
\ "Section 47-2-70. A person who violates this chapter must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for a first offense, and must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days for a second offense." \
Amend the bill further by deleting SECTION 2 in its entirety on pages 6 and 7, and inserting:
\ SECTION 2. Section 47-5-50(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(D) This section
does not apply to the sale, purchase, donation, or transfer of
ownership of carnivores between publicly-owned zoos or animal
dealers located in this State and licensed by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act on
the effective date of this chapter. These exemptions do not
allow for the sale, purchase, donation, or transfer of ownership
to private individuals in this State. Any public displays,
showings, or exhibitions of wild carnivores, primates, or any
other animal will default to the Animal Welfare Act-9 CFR
2.131- Handling of Animals animals for which a USDA
licensed rabies vaccine does not exist are allowed only when
these displays, showings, or exhibitions prevent any possible
contact by these animals with the members of the general
public." \
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.