AN ACT TO AMEND THE AUTHORITY OF CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES REGARDING ANIMALS. Enacted August 5, 2015. Effective August 5, 2015.
ORDINANCES REGULATING ANIMALS.
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE AUTHORITY OF CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES REGARDING ANIMALS.Intro. by McGrady, Whitmire, Langdon, Dixon.
Bill History:
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Thu, 2 Apr 2015 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 6 Apr 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 6 Apr 2015 House: Ref To Com On Agriculture(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Added to Calendar(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 11 Jun 2015 Senate: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Jul 2015 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Jul 2015 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015 Senate: Reconsidered 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015 Senate: Placed On Cal For 07/27/2015(link is external)
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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 28 Jul 2015 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House(link is external)
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Wed, 29 Jul 2015 House: Cal Pursuant 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 29 Jul 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 07/30/2015(link is external)
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Thu, 30 Jul 2015 House: Concurred In S/Com Sub(link is external)
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Thu, 30 Jul 2015 House: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Mon, 3 Aug 2015 Ratified(link is external)
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Tue, 4 Aug 2015 Pres. To Gov. 8/4/2015(link is external)
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Wed, 5 Aug 2015 Signed by Gov. 8/5/2015(link is external)
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Wed, 5 Aug 2015 Ch. SL 2015-192(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 553 (2015-2016)Summary date: Aug 10 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 553 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jul 22 2015 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Changes the number of proposed GS 153A-145.3 to GS 153A-145.4.
Amends proposed GS 160A-203.1 to provide that for the purposes of the statute, the term "farm animal" includes poultry flocks of greater than 20 birds (was, includes poultry).
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Bill H 553 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 21 2015 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes.
Deletes all provisions of the previous edition and instead provides as follows.
Enacts new GS 153A-145.3, applicable to counties, and new GS 160A-203.1, applicable to cities, prohibiting ordinances that regulate standards of care for farm animals, defined in the act to include the construction, repair, or improvement of farm animal shelter or housing; restrictions on the types of feed or medicines; and exercise and social interaction requirements. Defines farm animals.
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Bill H 553 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 6 2015 - View Summary
Enacts new subsection (d) to GS 153A-121, pertaining to the general ordinance-making power of a county, and enacts new subsection (d) to GS 160A-174, pertaining to the general ordinance-making power of a city, to prohibit any county or city from establishing standards of care for farm animals, including, but not limited to, the construction, repair, or improvement of farm animal shelter or housing, restrictions on the types of feed or medicines that may be given to farm animals, and exercise and social interaction requirements. Defines farm animal to include cattle, oxen, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, hinnies, llamas, alpacas, lagomorphs, ratites, and poultry.
Current law provides under GS 153A-127 that a county may define and prohibit the abuse of animals by ordinance and GS 160A-182 provides the same authority to a city. However, GS 153A-127 and GS 160A-182 reiterate that these provisions do not authorize a county or city to establish standards of care for farm animals.