A Pet-friendly Legislative Session?

PERCY (adopt me!)

Alabama companion animals have a few champions in this session - but with a host of bills, the question is which of their bills will make it through committee and be put to a vote. Here's a peek at some of the things that might happen for Alabama pets this year:

HB 115 - strenghtening dogfighting laws
An important feature of this bill for shelters is that it allows a judge to order the owner of dogs seized in a dogfighting investigation to post bond for the cost of care of the dogs. This will provide huge financial relief for shelters that house fighting dogs in criminal cases. The bill also provides a mechanism for civil forfeiture so that animals do not need to be housed as evidence until the case is heard, which can take 1-2 years. 


This bill will be heard on March 9 by the House Agriculture and Forestry Commission. (If your rep is on this committee, you can voice your support. Please see the committee member listing below.)

HB 174 - Beckham's Bill to end the use of gas chambers
SB 13 - would require adding bittering agents to antifreeze to make it less appealing to pets and children
SB 27 - would add a check-off on tax returns to donate to the ALVMA Foundation spay-neuter fund 


Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee

Chair- Rep Chad Fincher (Mobile)
chad.fincher@alhouse.gov
State House 334-242-7778
District 251-649-9417


Rep Steve Hurst- (Calhoun Talledega)
State House 334-353-9215


Rep Richard Lindsey (Cherokee,Cleburne,DeKalb)
Richard.lindsey@alhouse.gov
State House 334-242-7713


Rep Donnie Chesteen (Geneva,Houston)
dchesteen@panhandle.rr.com
State House 334-242-7742


Rep Randy Davis (Baldwin, Mobile)
rmdavis14@aol.com
State House 334-242-7742
District 251-442-2526
Work 251-990-4615


Rep Joe Faust (Baldwin)
jfaust@co.baldwin.al.us
State House 334-242-7699
District 251-990-4616

Rep Dexter Grimsley (Henry, Houston)
wlmdex@hotmail.com
State House 334-242-7740


Rep Paul Lee (Houston)
pwlee@graceba.net
State House 334-242-7675

Rep Artis (A.J.) Mccampbell (Greene,Marengo,Sumter,Tuscaloosa)
State House 334-242-7747
District 334-341-3485






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