Amendment ID: S3014-13

Amendment 13

Animal Transfer Safety Standards

Mrs. Dooner and Mr. Tarr move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding the following section:-

“SECTION __. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 174I the following section:-

Section 174J. Animal transfer safety standards.

(a) The commissioner of agricultural resources, in consultation with the commissioner of public health and the colonel of state police, shall establish and maintain a registry of persons convicted of a violation of section 77 of chapter 272.

(b) An animal shelter, humane society, rescue organization, pet shop licensed pursuant to section 39A of chapter 129, breeder licensed pursuant to law, or municipal animal control officer involved in the placement, sale, transfer or adoption of an animal may access the registry for the limited purpose of determining whether a prospective adopter, purchaser, owner or transferee is ineligible to receive an animal pursuant to subsection (c).

(c) A person listed on the registry shall not adopt, purchase, receive or otherwise obtain ownership or possession of an animal for a period of 5 years following the date of the conviction giving rise to inclusion on the registry, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

(d) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, including procedures for inclusion on and removal from the registry, correction of errors, appeals and protection of confidential information.”