Bills

SB 3012: DAB; COUNTIES; ANIMAL IMPORTATION; PROOF OF STERILIZATION; DOCUMENTATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.)

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Requires, as a condition of entry into the State, documentation verifying that any dog or cat imported into the State has been surgically sterilized, subject to certain exemptions.  Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to forward declarations of intact animal importation to appropriate county animal control agencies or contractors.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment17MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism17MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation17MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment1MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism1MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation1MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation

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