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FROM: Jahn Sweeten, County Administrator COSTA
COUNTY
DATE: March 19, 2002
SUBJECT: SS 1931 (Vincent) - Support
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMIENDATION{,�i,,I:,
SUPPORT SB 1931 (Vincent) which would re-establish two business days, not including the day
of impoundment; as the minimum holding time for surrendered animals in animal shelters.
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Currently, the holding time for surrenderedanimals is two business days, not including the day of
impoundment. Effective July 1, 2002, state law requires that the minimum holding time be four
days. SB '1931 (Vincent) maintains current practices and rescinds the new law effective July 1,
2002.
According to the Animal Services Director, the holding periods for animals are minimums, not
maximums. The Contra Costa County's Animal Shelters routinely hold animals that are adoptable
beyond the holding period. The pending change removes the discretion of the department.
Contra Costa County's Animal Shelters are already overcrowded, Increasing the holding period
for surrendered animals will mean that more adoptable animals will need to be euthanized' to
make room for animals`not likely to be adopted because of age, health or temperament. There is
also the potential that sick animals will expose others at the shelters to disease, thus jeopardizing
the health of adoptable animals.
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contact Sara Hoffanan,335-1090
ATTESTED Maffirh 19,-2002
JOHN SWEETEMt,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
D C UN ADMINISTRATOR
cc: CAO '
Mire Ross,Anitnal Seivices Director BY,t, _ _DEPUTY
County Lobbyist
SENATE BILL No. 1931
Introduced'by Senator Vincent
February 22, 2002
An act to amend Section 31754 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to animals,and'declaring the urgency thereof
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S$ 1931, as introduced, Vincent. Animals: relinquished: holding
period.,
,Existing law, scheduled to become operative on July 1, 2002,
provides that any animalrelinquished by the purported owner that is of
a species impounded by public or private shelters shall be held for 6
business days,not including the day of impoundment.
This bill would reduce the above holding period to 2 business days,
not including the day of impoundment.
The bill'would declare that it is to take effect'immediately as an
urgency statute.
Vote: 213.Appropriation:no Fiscal"committee:no. State-mandated
local program:no.
The people of the State of California do enact as,follows:
I SECTION 1. Section 31754 of the Food and Agricultural
2 Code,as amended by Section 7.5 of Chapter 567 of the Statutes of
3 2000,is amended to read:
4 31754. (a) Except as provided in Section 17006,any animal
5 relinquished by the(purported owner that is of a species impounded
6 by public or private shelters shall be held for the; some iteWittg
7 perms two business days,'not including the day of impoundment,
8 with the same requirements of care,applicable to stray dogs and
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21 oats in Sections 31108 and 31752,and shall be available for owner
2: redemption or adoption for the entire holding period,
3 (b); Notwithstanding subdivision (a), kittens or puppies`
4 relinquished by the purported owner, or brought in by any ether
5 person with authority to relinquish diem, to public or private
6 shelters,may be available immediately'for adoption:
7 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1,2002.
8 SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute' necessary for the
9 immediate preservation of the public' peace, health, or safety
10 within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution'and shall go
11 into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
12 1n'order to avoid increased overcrowding, disease, and the
13 turning away of animals at public or private shelters,it is necessary
14 that this act go into immediate effect,
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