2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 64
BY SENATOR GATTI
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2463(C) and (E) and to enact R.S. 3:2462(6) and 2465(E),
3 relative to animal shelter operating procedures; to authorize animal shelters to post
4 pictures of animals on a social media account or website; to require inspectors and
5 shelter personnel to attend annual training; to provide for definitions; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 3:2463(C) and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
9 3:2462(6) and 2465(E) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §2462. Definitions
11 As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings
12 ascribed to them:
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14 (6) "Social media account" means an Internet-based service that allows
15 individuals to do the following:
16 (a) Construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system
17 created by the service.
18 (b) Create a list of other users with whom they share a connection within
19 the system.
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1 (c) View and navigate their list of connections and those made by others
2 within the system.
3 §2463. General shelter standards
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5 C.(1) Shelters shall be inspected at least once every six months by an
6 authorized representative of the parish to determine compliance with the
7 requirements of this Part. Additional inspections shall be made promptly upon
8 receipt of a bonafide complaint.
9 (2) The parish shall notify the director of the animal control agency or
10 shelter of the inspector's name in writing. Each individual authorized to
11 conduct shelter inspections for the parish shall annually attend training offered
12 by an organization that provides accredited continuing education courses
13 regarding shelter safety, animal welfare, and state compliance procedures, such
14 as the Louisiana Animal Control Association. The training requirement shall
15 apply only if an online training option is available. All training required by this
16 Paragraph shall be approved by the state veterinarian.
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18 E. Shelter personnel shall annually attend training offered by an
19 organization that provides accredited continuing education courses regarding
20 shelter safety, animal welfare, and state compliance procedures, such as the
21 Louisiana Animal Control Association and should be trained as to animal health,
22 disease control, humane care and treatment, animal control and transportation of
23 animals. Shelter workers shall be fundamentally humane, shall be able to identify
24 and understand the principal animal diseases and injuries, and should have good
25 judgment and even temperament. The training requirement shall apply only if an
26 online training option is available. All training required by this Subsection shall
27 be approved by the state veterinarian.
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29 §2465. Operating procedures
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1 E. Any animal shelter that maintains a social media account or a website
2 may post pictures of every animal that enters the shelter upon intake and again
3 prior to euthanasia of the animal.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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