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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 341

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Relating to: captive wildlife in facilities holding a U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibitor license. (FE)

Animal United states — Agriculture department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill exempts a facility that holds a U.S. Department of Agriculture

exhibitor license from state license requirements relating to captive wild animals.

Current law generally prohibits the possession, exhibition, propagation, sale,

and purchase of wild animals without a relevant license issued by the Department

of Natural Resources. Public zoos and aquariums, which are facilities operated by

the state or by a city, village, or county or that are an accredited member of the

American Zoo and Aquarium Association, are exempt from these license

requirements.

The bill also exempts from the license requirements a private facility that holds

a valid Class C exhibitor license issued by the USDA. This license is required under

the federal Animal Welfare Act for any individual or business engaged in public

exhibition of animals covered by the act.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dallman (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Rozar (R) , Swearingen (R)

4 cosponsors

Born (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 Feb 1, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Rozar and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Felzkowski and Nass

  2. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Jul 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Agriculture and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  6. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  9. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a coauthor

  11. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:11 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  12. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1