Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0307 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P RE S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to public records; amending s. 823.15, 2
16	16	F.S.; providing an exemption from public records 3
17	17	requirements for records containing certain 4
18	18	information pertaining to persons who have adopted an 5
19	19	animal from an animal shelter or animal control agency 6
20	20	operated by a local government; providing for future 7
21	21	legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 8
22	22	providing a statement of public necessity; providing 9
23	23	an effective date. 10
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25	25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27	27	Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 823.15, 14
28	28	Florida Statutes, to read: 15
29	29	823.15 Public or private animal agencies; sterilization 16
30	30	required for dogs and cats released ; recordkeeping requirements; 17
31	31	microchipping.— 18
32	32	(7) The name and e-mail addresses, as well as the home 19
33	33	addresses and telephone numbers, as those terms are defined in 20
34	34	s. 119.071(4)(d), of a person who has adopted an animal from an 21
35	35	animal shelter or animal c ontrol agency operated by a county, 22
36	36	municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision on any 23
37	37	record relating to the animal and held by the shelter or agency 24
38	38	are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 25
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51	51	Constitution. This subsectio n is subject to the Open Government 26
52	52	Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 27
53	53	repealed on October 2, 2027, unless reviewed and saved from 28
54	54	repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 29
55	55	Section 2. The Legislature finds that, as refl ected in s. 30
56	56	823.15(1), Florida Statutes, it is an important public policy of 31
57	57	the state to encourage the adoption of animals and to reduce 32
58	58	euthanasia rates for animals in animal shelters and animal 33
59	59	control agencies. Although shelters and agencies are motiva ted 34
60	60	to find new homes for animals in their custody, adopters of 35
61	61	these animals may become discouraged from adopting if the prior 36
62	62	owners who lost or surrendered custody of those animals, or who 37
63	63	did not reclaim the animals within the applicable time periods, 38
64	64	obtain the identifying information of the adopters and attempt 39
65	65	to regain custody of the animal from the adopter. The 40
66	66	Legislature finds that the stalking, harassment, and 41
67	67	intimidation of animal adopters by prior animal owners, as well 42
68	68	as prior animal owners ' theft of animals from animal adopters, 43
69	69	are threats to public safety and welfare and to the sanctity of 44
70	70	private property, the family, and the home. The Legislature 45
71	71	therefore finds that it is a public necessity that the name, 46
72	72	home addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of 47
73	73	persons who have adopted an animal from an animal shelter or 48
74	74	animal control agency operated by a county, municipality, or 49
75	75	incorporated political subdivision on any record relating to 50
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88	88	such animal and held by such shelter or agen cy be made exempt 51
89	89	from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Art. I of the 52
90	90	State Constitution. The Legislature further finds that the need 53
91	91	to protect the names, home addresses, e-mail addresses, and 54
92	92	telephone numbers of animal adopters is sufficien tly compelling 55
93	93	to override the state's public policy of open government and 56
94	94	that the protection of such information cannot be accomplished 57
95	95	without this exemption. 58
96	96	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 59