ANIMAL TRANQUILIZERS S.B. 1328: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1328 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Ron Jelinek
Committee: Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Public Health Code to allow an animal control shelter or an animal protection shelter to obtain a permit to purchase, possess, and administer a commercially prepared solution of animal tranquilizer to sedate a feral, wild, difficult to handle, or other animal for euthanasia, or, in the case of an animal control shelter, to tranquilize an animal running at large that was dangerous or difficult to capture.
The animal control shelter or animal protection shelter would have to apply to the administrator (the Michigan Board of Pharmacy or its designated authority) for the permit. The shelter would have to certify that at least one of its employees had received and could document completion of a minimum of 16 hours of training, including at least three hours of practical training, in the use of animal tranquilizers on animals. The shelter also would have to certify that only an individual who had received such training or an individual otherwise permitted to use a controlled substance under Article 7 (Controlled Substances) of the Code would administer the commercially prepared solution of an animal tranquilizer according to written procedures established by the shelter.
The permit application would have to include the names and business addresses of all individuals employed by the shelter who had been trained to administer commercially prepared animal tranquilizers, along with documented proof of their training. The application also would have to contain the name of the individuals responsible for the day-to-day operations of the shelter and responsible for designating employees who would be administering commercially prepared animal tranquilizers. The list of names and business addresses would have to be updated every six months.
The shelter would have to comply with the rules promulgated by the administrator for the storage, handling, and use of a commercially prepared solution of an animal tranquilizer. A record of use would have to be maintained and available for inspection by the Department of Agriculture.
MCL 333.7333 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill could create a mild, indeterminate increase in administrative cost for the Department of Agriculture associated with the administration and processing of permits for animal protection and animal control shelters.
Date Completed: 9-7-06 Fiscal Analyst: David Fosdick
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1328/0506