Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB495 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 495
8	8	M4 3lr1375
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10	10	By: Senators Kramer, Lewis Young, and Waldstreicher
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 3, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals – Licensing and 2
19	19	Regulation 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring each research facility and testing facility in the State to be 4
22	22	licensed by the Department of Agriculture to use animals in research, education, or 5
23	23	testing; establishing requirements for the use and treatment of dogs or cats by a 6
24	24	research facility or a testing facility; prohibiting a research facility and a testing 7
25	25	facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes and 8
26	26	performing certain procedures on dogs or cats; requiring a testing facility to use 9
27	27	alternative test methods under certain circumstances; prohibiting a testing facility 10
28	28	from conducting a canine or feline toxicological experiment un der certain 11
29	29	circumstances; applying certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of dogs and 12
30	30	cats used for scientific research purposes to testing facilities; establishing a State 13
31	31	Inspector of Animal Welfare in the Department to inspect certain research facilities 14
32	32	and testing facilities; requiring a research facility or testing facility to notify the 15
33	33	State Inspector of certain violations; establishing the Animals in Research Fund as 16
34	34	a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to 17
35	35	the Fund; and generally relating to research facilities and testing facilities that use 18
36	36	animals in research, education, or testing. 19
37	37
38	38	BY adding to 20
39	39	Article – Agriculture 21
40	40	Section 15–101 through 15–104 and 15–106 through 15–110 to be under the 22
41	41	amended title “Title 15. Research Facilities and Testing Facilities that Use 23
42	42	Animals” 24
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
44	44	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 26
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46	46	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
47	47	Article – Agriculture 28
48	48	Section 15–101 29 2 SENATE BILL 495
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51	51	Annotated Code of Maryland 1
52	52	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 2
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54	54	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3
55	55	Article – State Finance and Procurement 4
56	56	Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 5
57	57	Annotated Code of Maryland 6
58	58	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 7
59	59
60	60	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
61	61	Article – State Finance and Procurement 9
62	62	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)170. and 171. 10
63	63	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
64	64	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
65	65
66	66	BY adding to 13
67	67	Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
68	68	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)172. 15
69	69	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
70	70	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
71	71
72	72	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
73	73	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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75	75	Article – Agriculture 20
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77	77	Title 15. Research Facilities AND TESTING FACILITIES that Use [Dogs or Cats] 21
78	78	ANIMALS. 22
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80	80	15–101. 23
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82	82	(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 24
83	83	INDICATED. 25
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85	85	(B) (1) “ALTERNATIVE TEST METH OD” MEANS A TEST METHOD THAT : 26
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87	87	(I) PRODUCES INFORMATION OF EQUIVALENT OR BETTER 27
88	88	SCIENTIFIC QUALITY AND RELEVANC E THAN INFORMATION PRODUCED FROM TEST 28
89	89	METHODS PERFORMED ON ANIMALS ; AND 29
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91	91	(II) 1. DOES NOT USE ANIMALS ; OR 30
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93	93	2. FOR INSTANCES IN WHIC H A TEST METHOD THAT 31
94	94	DOES NOT USE ANIMALS IS NOT AVAILABLE, USES THE FEWEST NUMBE R OF ANIMALS 32 SENATE BILL 495 3
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97	97	POSSIBLE AND REDUCES , TO THE GREATEST EXTE NT POSSIBLE, THE LEVEL OF 1
98	98	SUFFERING AND STRESS CAUSED TO THE ANIMAL BEING USED FOR TESTI NG. 2
99	99
100	100	(2) “ALTERNATIVE TEST METH OD” INCLUDES: 3
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102	102	(I) COMPUTATIONAL TOXICOL OGY AND BIOINFORMATI CS; 4
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104	104	(II) HIGH–THROUGHPUT SCREENING METHODS; 5
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106	106	(III) TESTING CATEGORIES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANC ES; 6
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108	108	(IV) TIERED TESTING METHOD S; 7
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110	110	(V) IN VITRO STUDIES; AND 8
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112	112	(VI) SYSTEMS BIOLOGY . 9
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114	114	(C) (1) “BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH” MEANS: 10
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116	116	(I) THE INVESTIGATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROCE SSES AND 11
117	117	CAUSES OF DISEASE ; OR 12
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119	119	(II) RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO INCREASE FUNDAMENTAL 13
120	120	SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND EXPAND THE UNDER STANDING OF HOW PROCESSES IN 14
121	121	LIVING ORGANISMS DEV ELOP AND FUNCTION . 15
122	122
123	123	(2) “BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ” DOES NOT INCLUDE TESTING DONE TO 16
124	124	ASSESS THE SAFETY OR EFFICACY OF: 17
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126	126	(I) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ; 18
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128	128	(II) INGREDIENTS ; 19
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130	130	(III) DRUGS; 20
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132	132	(IV) MEDICAL DEVICES ; 21
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134	134	(V) VACCINES; 22
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136	136	(VI) PRODUCTS; OR 23
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138	138	(VII) PRODUCT FORMULATIONS . 24
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142	142	(D) “CANINE OR FELINE TOXI COLOGICAL EXPERIMENT ” MEANS A TEST OR 1
143	143	STUDY USED TO DETERMINE THE EFF ECT OF THE APPLICATI ON OF EXPOSURE , 2
144	144	WHETHER INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL AND INCLUDI NG ORAL INGESTION , SKIN OR EYE 3
145	145	CONTACT, AND INHALATION , OF ANY AMOUNT OF A C HEMICAL SUBSTANCE ON A DOG 4
146	146	OR CAT. 5
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148	148	(E) (1) “CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 15 U.S.C. 6
149	149	§ 2602. 7
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151	151	(2) “CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE ” INCLUDES: 8
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153	153	(I) PESTICIDES, AS DEFINED IN 7 U.S.C. § 136; AND 9
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155	155	(II) FOOD ADDITIVES , AS DEFINED IN 21 U.S.C. § 321. 10
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157	157	(F) (1) “RESEARCH FACILITY ” MEANS A PUBLIC OR PR IVATE 11
158	158	PARTNERSHIP , CORPORATION , ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL, INSTITUTION, 12
159	159	ORGANIZATION , OR OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE THAT USES ANIMALS FO R: 13
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161	161	(I) RESEARCH, INCLUDING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; OR 14
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163	163	(II) EDUCATION. 15
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165	165	(2) “RESEARCH FACILITY ” INCLUDES A PARTNERSH IP, A 16
166	166	CORPORATION , AN ASSOCIATION , A SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION, AN ORGANIZATION , 17
167	167	OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE THAT IS OWNED , LEASED, OR OPERATED BY A 18
168	168	PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EN TITY. 19
169	169
170	170	(3) “RESEARCH FACILITY ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A P ARTNERSHIP, A 20
171	171	CORPORATION , AN ASSOCIATION , A SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION, AN ORGANIZATION , 21
172	172	OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE THAT PROVIDES O NLY BENEFICIAL SERVI CES 22
173	173	TO AN ANIMAL, SUCH AS SPAYING AND NEUTE RING. 23
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175	175	(G) “STATE INSPECTOR” MEANS THE STATE INSPECTOR OF ANIMAL 24
176	176	WELFARE ESTABLISHED U NDER § 15–107 OF THIS TITLE. 25
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178	178	(H) (1) “TESTING FACILITY ” MEANS A PUBLIC OR PR IVATE 26
179	179	PARTNERSHIP , CORPORATION , ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL, INSTITUTION, 27
180	180	ORGANIZATION , OR OTHER ENTITY IN T HE STATE THAT USES ANIMA LS FOR THE 28
181	181	TESTING OF: 29
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183	183	(I) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES; 30
184	184	SENATE BILL 495 5
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187	187	(II) INGREDIENTS ; 1
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189	189	(III) DRUGS; 2
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191	191	(IV) MEDICAL DEVICES ; 3
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193	193	(V) VACCINES; 4
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195	195	(VI) PRODUCTS; OR 5
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197	197	(VII) PRODUCT FORMULATIONS . 6
198	198
199	199	(2) “TESTING FACILITY ” INCLUDES A PARTNERSH IP, A 7
200	200	CORPORATION , AN ASSOCIATION , A SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION, AN ORGANIZATION , 8
201	201	OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE THAT IS OWNED , LEASED, OR OPERATED BY A 9
202	202	PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EN TITY. 10
203	203
204	204	(3) “TESTING FACILITY ” DOES NOT INCLU DE A PARTNERSHIP , A 11
205	205	CORPORATION , AN ASSOCIATION , A SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION, AN ORGANIZATION , 12
206	206	OR ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE THAT PROVIDES O NLY BENEFICIAL SERVI CES 13
207	207	TO AN ANIMAL, SUCH AS SPAYING AND NEUTERING. 14
208	208
209	209	(I) “TRADITIONAL ANIMAL TE ST METHOD ” MEANS A PROCESS OR 15
210	210	PROCEDURE THAT: 16
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212	212	(1) USES ANIMALS TO OBTAIN IN FORMATION ON THE 17
213	213	CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE OR AGENT; AND 18
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215	215	(2) GENERATES INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABILIT Y OF THE 19
216	216	CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE OR AGENT TO PRODUCE A SPECIFI C BIOLOGICAL EFFECT 20
217	217	UNDER SPECIFIED COND ITIONS. 21
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219	219	15–102. 22
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221	221	(A) EACH RESEARCH FACILIT Y AND TESTING FACILITY MUST BE LICENSED 23
222	222	BY THE DEPARTMENT TO USE ANI MALS IN RESEARCH , EDUCATION, OR TESTING. 24
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224	224	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSU E A LICENSE TO A RESEARC H FACILITY 25
225	225	OR TESTING FACILITY THAT: 26
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227	227	(1) PASSES AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE STATE INSPECTOR 27
228	228	UNDER § 15–107 OF THIS TITLE; AND 28
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232	232	(2) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE INSPECTION AND R EPORTING 1
233	233	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE. 2
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235	235	(C) THE DEPARTME NT SHALL CHARGE A LI CENSING FEE TO COVER THE 3
236	236	COSTS OF IMPLEMENTIN G THIS TITLE. 4
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238	238	15–103. 5
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240	240	(A) EACH RESEARCH FACILIT Y AND TESTING FACILITY SHALL ENSURE THAT 6
241	241	THE NUMBER OF DOGS A ND CATS USED FOR RES EARCH OR TESTING PUR POSES IS 7
242	242	REDUCED TO THE SMALL EST NUMBER POSSIBLE BY USING SC IENTIFICALLY 8
243	243	RELIABLE AND RELEVAN T METHODS THAT DO NO T INVOLVE THE USE OF DOGS OR 9
244	244	CATS. 10
245	245
246	246	(B) A RESEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY MAY NOT USE FOR 11
247	247	RESEARCH OR TESTING PURPOSES: 12
248	248
249	249	(1) A DOG SOLD BY A CLASS B DEALER LICENSED UNDE R THE 13
250	250	FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT; 14
251	251
252	252	(2) A DOG OR A CAT OBTAINE D FROM A PERSON THAT DID NO T BREED 15
253	253	AND RAISE THE DOG OR CAT, INCLUDING A DOG OR CAT OBTAINE D FROM AN 16
254	254	AUCTION, A FLEA MARKET , OR AN ANIMAL SHELTER ; OR 17
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256	256	(3) A DOG OR A CAT THAT HA S UNDERGONE A DEV OCALIZATION 18
257	257	SURGERY. 19
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259	259	(C) A RESEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY MAY NOT PERFORM A 20
260	260	DEVOCALIZATION SURGE RY ON A DOG OR A CAT . 21
261	261
262	262	(D) A DOG OR A CAT AT A RE SEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY MAY 22
263	263	BE EUTHANIZED ONLY B Y A LETHAL INJECTION OF SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL 23
264	264	ADMINISTERED : 24
265	265
266	266	(1) BY A VETERINARIAN LIC ENSED IN THE STATE; OR 25
267	267
268	268	(2) UNDER THE DIRECT SUPE RVISION OF A VETERIN ARIAN LICENSED 26
269	269	IN THE STATE. 27
270	270
271	271	15–104. 28
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273	273
274	274
275	275	(A) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A TESTING 1
276	276	FACILITY SHALL USE A N ALTERNATIVE TEST M ETHOD INSTEAD OF A TRADITI ONAL 2
277	277	ANIMAL TEST METHOD I F THE ALTERNATIVE TE ST METHOD HAS BEEN : 3
278	278
279	279	(I) APPROVED BY: 4
280	280
281	281	1. THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 5
282	282	THE VALIDATION OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS; 6
283	283
284	284	2. THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO–OPERATION 7
285	285	AND DEVELOPMENT ; OR 8
286	286
287	287	3. ANOTHER SIMILAR VALIDA TION AND 9
288	288	STANDARD–SETTING ORGANIZATION ; OR 10
289	289
290	290	(II) ADOPTED BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, OR A PROGRAM WITHIN A 11
291	291	FEDERAL AGENCY , THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING THE S PECIFIC 12
292	292	PRODUCT OR ACTIVITY FOR WHICH THE TEST I S BEING CONDUCTED . 13
293	293
294	294	(2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO BIOMEDICAL 14
295	295	RESEARCH. 15
296	296
297	297	(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 16
298	298	TESTING FACILITY MAY NOT USE A TRADITIONAL ANIMAL TEST METHOD IF: 17
299	299
300	300	1. AN APPROPRIATE ALTERN ATIVE TEST METHOD IS 18
301	301	AVAILABLE; OR 19
302	302
303	303	2. THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AGENCY HAS W AIVED 20
304	304	THE REQUIREMENT TO USE THE TRADITION AL ANIMAL TEST METHO D. 21
305	305
306	306	(3) NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE CONST RUED TO PROHIBIT 22
307	307	THE USE OF A TRADITIONAL ANIMAL TEST METHOD TO COMPL Y WITH FEDERAL OR 23
308	308	STATE REQUIREMENTS IF THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY HAS 24
309	309	APPROVED THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE TEST METHOD BUT DETERMINED THAT 25
310	310	THE ALTERNATI VE TEST METHOD DOES NOT ENSURE THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF 26
311	311	THE PUBLIC OR THE ENVIRONMENT . 27
312	312
313	313	(B) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH . 28
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315	315	(2) A TESTING FACILITY MAY NOT CONDUCT A CA NINE OR FELINE 29
316	316	TOXICOLOGICAL EXPERI MENT IN THE STATE FOR DISCOVERY , APPROVAL, 30
317	317	MAINTENANCE OF APPRO VAL, NOTIFICATION, REGISTRATION , OR MAINTENANCE OF 31 8 SENATE BILL 495
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319	319
320	320	A PESTICIDE OR CHEMI CAL SUBSTANCE UNLESS THE CANINE OR FELINE 1
321	321	TOXICOLOGICAL EXPERI MENT IS CONDUCTED TO : 2
322	322
323	323	(I) SATISFY AN EXPRESS RE QUIREMENT IMPOSED BY THE U.S. 3
324	324	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER THE AUTH ORITY OF THE FEDERAL 4
325	325	INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT OR THE FEDERAL TOXIC 5
326	326	SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT; 6
327	327
328	328	(II) SATISFY AN EXPRESS REQUIREMENT IM POSED BY THE U.S. 7
329	329	FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL 8
330	330	FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT IF THE TESTING FACILITY : 9
331	331
332	332	1. SUBMITS A PRE –INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG 10
333	333	APPLICATION MEETING REQUEST TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 11
334	334	TO RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON WHETHER ALL PROPO SED CANINE OR FELINE 12
335	335	TOXICOLOGICAL EXPERI MENTS ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE TESTING 13
336	336	FACILITY’S PLANNED CLINICAL TRI ALS; AND 14
337	337
338	338	2. IS NOT EXPRESSLY DIRE CTED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND 15
339	339	DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO USE AN ALTERNATIV E TEST METHOD ; 16
340	340
341	341	(III) SUPPORT AN APPLICATIO N TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL 17
342	342	PROTECTION AGENCY FOR A WAIVER F ROM THE USE OF A CAN INE OR FELINE 18
343	343	TOXICOLOGICAL EXPERI MENT IF THE EXPERIME NT IS CONDUCTED SOLE LY FOR THE 19
344	344	PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIM ALS NEEDED FOR 20
345	345	EXPERIMENTS TO ACHIE VE DISCOVERY , APPROVAL, MAINTENANCE OF APPRO VAL, 21
346	346	NOTIFICATION, REGISTRATION , OR MAINTENANCE OF A PESTICIDE OR CHEMICA L 22
347	347	SUBSTANCE; OR 23
348	348
349	349	(IV) DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE , OR MARKET A PRODUCT 24
350	350	INTENDED FOR THE BENEFICIAL USE OF DOGS OR CATS. 25
351	351
352	352	[15–101.] 15–105. 26
353	353
354	354	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 27
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356	356	(2) “Animal rescue organization” includes: 28
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358	358	(i) A nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing 29
359	359	animals in need and finding permanent adoptive homes for the animals; and 30
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361	361	(ii) A government–operated animal control unit that provides 31
362	362	animals for adoption. 32
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366	366	(3) [“Research facility” includes: 1
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368	368	(i) A higher education research facility; 2
369	369
370	370	(ii) A scientific research facility; 3
371	371
372	372	(iii) A medical research facility; and 4
373	373
374	374	(iv) A product testing facility. 5
375	375
376	376	(4)] “Scientific research purposes” includes: 6
377	377
378	378	(i) Investigation; 7
379	379
380	380	(ii) Experimentation; 8
381	381
382	382	(iii) Instruction; and 9
383	383
384	384	(iv) Testing. 10
385	385
386	386	(b) This section applies to a dog or cat that, in the determination of an attending 11
387	387	veterinarian, is suitable for adoption. 12
388	388
389	389	(c) A research facility OR TESTING FACILITY located in the State in which dogs 13
390	390	or cats are used for scientific research purposes shall take reasonable steps to provide for 14
391	391	the adoption of a dog or cat that, in the determination of the research facility, is no longer 15
392	392	needed for scientific research purposes by: 16
393	393
394	394	(1) Establishing a private placement process to provide for the adoption of 17
395	395	a dog or cat; 18
396	396
397	397	(2) Establishing a list of animal rescue organizations that are approved by 19
398	398	the research facility OR TESTING FACILITY and are willing to take a dog or cat from the 20
399	399	research facility; and 21
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401	401	(3) Offering the dog or cat to the animal rescue organizations identified in 22
402	402	the list established under item (2) of this subsection if the research facility OR TESTING 23
403	403	FACILITY is unable to place the dog or cat through its private placement process. 24
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405	405	(d) A research facility OR TESTING FACILITY may enter into a collaborative 25
406	406	agreement with an animal rescue organization for the purpose of carrying out the 26
407	407	provisions of this section. 27
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409	409	15–106. 28
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413	413	(A) EACH RESEARCH FACILITY CONDUCTING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 1
414	414	SHALL: 2
415	415
416	416	(1) REPORT TO THE STATE INSPECTOR ON HOW THE ANIMALS WILL 3
417	417	BE USED IN THE RESEA RCH; AND 4
418	418
419	419	(2) PROVIDE TO THE STATE INSPECTOR A JUSTIFICA TION FOR THE 5
420	420	USE OF ANIMALS IN TH E RESEARCH FACILITY’S RESEARCH THAT ADDRES SES THE 6
421	421	FOLLOWING CRITERIA : 7
422	422
423	423	(I) WHETHER ANOTHER SUITABLE MOD EL IS AVAILABLE, SUCH 8
424	424	AS IN VITRO, NONHUMAN IN VITRO , OR OTHER MODELS ; 9
425	425
426	426	(II) WHETHER THE RESEARCH , EDUCATION, OR TESTING CAN 10
427	427	BE PERFORMED ETHICAL LY ON HUMAN SUBJECTS ; AND 11
428	428
429	429	(III) WHETHER ANIMALS ARE N ECESSARY TO ACCELERA TE 12
430	430	PREVENTION, CONTROL, OR TREATMENT OF POTE NTIALLY LIFE–THREATENING OR 13
431	431	DEBILITATING CONDITI ONS. 14
432	432
433	433	(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31 EACH YEAR , EACH RESEARCH 15
434	434	FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY THAT USES L IVE ANIMALS FOR RESE ARCH, 16
435	435	EDUCATION, OR TESTING SHALL SUB MIT TO THE SECRETARY THE FOLLOWI NG 17
436	436	INFORMATION REGARDIN G THE IMMEDIATELY PR ECEDING 12–MONTH PERIOD : 18
437	437
438	438	(I) THE NUMBER OF EACH SP ECIES OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS 19
439	439	OWNED AND USED BY TH E RESEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY ; AND 20
440	440
441	441	(II) THE NUMBER OF DOGS OR CATS RELEASED T O ANIMAL 21
442	442	RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER § 15–105 OF THIS TITLE AND TH E NAMES OF THE 22
443	443	ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANI ZATIONS TO WHICH THE DOGS OR CATS WERE RE LEASED. 23
444	444
445	445	(2) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31 EACH YEAR, EACH TESTING FACILIT Y 24
446	446	THAT USES LIVE ANIMA LS FOR RESEARCH , EDUCATION, OR TESTING SHALL SUB MIT 25
447	447	TO THE SECRETARY THE FOLLOWI NG INFORMATION REGAR DING THE IMMEDIATELY 26
448	448	PRECEDING 12–MONTH PERIOD : 27
449	449
450	450	(I) THE TYPE AND NUMBER O F ALTERNATIVE TEST M ETHODS 28
451	451	AND TRADITIONAL ANIM AL TEST METHODS USED ; 29
452	452
453	453	(II) THE NUMBER OF TRADITIONAL ANIMAL T EST METHOD 30
454	454	WAIVERS AND CANINE OR FELINE TOXICOLOGICAL EXPERI MENT WAIVERS USED ; 31
455	455	AND 32 SENATE BILL 495 11
456	456
457	457
458	458
459	459	(III) THE PURPOSE OF ANY TE STS CONDUCTED USING 1
460	460	ALTERNATIVE TEST MET HODS OR TRADITIONAL ANIMAL TEST METHODS . 2
461	461
462	462	(3) THE SECRETARY SHALL : 3
463	463
464	464	(I) PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT AGGREGATING THE 4
465	465	INFORMATION SUBMITTE D UNDER PARAGRAPH S (1) AND (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION; 5
466	466	AND 6
467	467
468	468	(II) POST THE ANNUAL REPOR T ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S 7
469	469	WEBSITE. 8
470	470
471	471	15–107. 9
472	472
473	473	(A) THERE IS A STATE INSPECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE 10
474	474	DEPARTMENT . 11
475	475
476	476	(B) (1) THE STATE INSPECTOR SHALL: 12
477	477
478	478	(I) INSPECT EACH RESEARCH FACILITY AND TESTING FACILITY 13
479	479	APPLYING FOR A LICEN SE UNDER THIS TITLE ; 14
480	480
481	481	(II) INSPECT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR EACH RESEARCH 15
482	482	FACILITY AND TESTING FACILITY WITH AN ACTIVE LICEN SE ISSUED UNDER THIS 16
483	483	TITLE; AND 17
484	484
485	485	(III) INSPECT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR EAC H 18
486	486	RESEARCH FACILITY AND TESTING FACILITY : 19
487	487
488	488	1. FOR WHICH A LICENSE H AS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS 20
489	489	TITLE; AND 21
490	490
491	491	2. REGISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 22
492	492	AGRICULTURE UNDER THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. 23
493	493
494	494	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WI TH AN 24
495	495	ANIMAL WELFARE ORGAN IZATION, A LOCAL ANIMAL CONTR OL AGENCY , OR 25
496	496	ANOTHER SIMILAR ENTITY TO CONDUCT THE INSPE CTIONS REQUIRED UNDE R THIS 26
497	497	SUBSECTION. 27
498	498
499	499	(C) (1) A RESEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY SHALL NOTIFY THE 28
500	500	STATE INSPECTOR WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ANY VIOLATION 29 12 SENATE BILL 495
501	501
502	502
503	503	NOTIFICATION THE RESEARCH FACILIT Y RECEIVES FOR A VIO LATION OF THE 1
504	504	FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OR THE REGULATIONS ADOP TED UNDER THE ACT. 2
505	505
506	506	(2) THE STATE INSPECTOR SHALL INSPECT A RESEARCH F ACILITY 3
507	507	OR TESTING FACILITY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM TH E 4
508	508	RESEARCH FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY THAT IT IS IN VIOLATION OF T HE 5
509	509	FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OR THE REGULATIONS A DOPTED UNDER THE ACT. 6
510	510
511	511	15–108. 7
512	512
513	513	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “FUND” MEANS THE ANIMALS IN RESEARCH FUND. 8
514	514
515	515	(B) THERE IS AN ANIMALS IN RESEARCH FUND. 9
516	516
517	517	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WIT H 10
518	518	THE STATUTORY AND RE GULATORY DUTIES OF THE STATE INSPECTOR. 11
519	519
520	520	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 12
521	521
522	522	(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 13
523	523	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 14
524	524
525	525	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 15
526	526	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 16
527	527
528	528	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 17
529	529
530	530	(1) LICENSING FEES CHARGED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 18
531	531	15–102 OF THIS TITLE; 19
532	532
533	533	(2) PENALTIES COLLECTED U NDER § 15–109 OF THIS TITLE; 20
534	534
535	535	(3) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 21
536	536
537	537	(4) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 22
538	538
539	539	(5) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 23
540	540	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 24
541	541
542	542	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO COVER THE COSTS A SSOCIATED WITH 25
543	543	THE STATUTORY AND REGULATORY DUTIE S OF THE STATE INSPECTOR. 26
544	544	SENATE BILL 495 13
545	545
546	546
547	547	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 1
548	548	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 2
549	549
550	550	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 3
551	551	THE FUND. 4
552	552
553	553	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 5
554	554	WITH THE STATE BUDGET. 6
555	555
556	556	(J) MONEY EXPENDED FROM T HE FUND FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 7
557	557	THE STATUTORY AND RE GULATORY DUTIES OF T HE STATE INSPECTOR IS 8
558	558	SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND IS NOT INTENDED TO T AKE THE PLACE OF FUN DING THAT 9
559	559	OTHERWISE WOULD BE A PPROPRIATED FOR THESE COSTS. 10
560	560
561	561	15–109. 11
562	562
563	563	AN OWNER, AN OPERATOR, AN EMPLOYEE, OR AN AGENT OF A RESEARCH 12
564	564	FACILITY OR TESTING FACILITY THAT VIOLAT ES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A 13
565	565	MISDEMEANOR AND ON C ONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO: 14
566	566
567	567	(1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE , A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR 15
568	568	IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 90 DAYS OR BOTH; AND 16
569	569
570	570	(2) FOR A SECOND OR SUBSE QUENT OFFENSE , A FINE NOT 17
571	571	EXCEEDING $5,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 180 DAYS OR BOTH. 18
572	572
573	573	15–110. 19
574	574
575	575	THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO : 20
576	576
577	577	(1) CARRY OUT THIS TITLE; AND 21
578	578
579	579	(2) ENSURE THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF DOGS AND CATS 22
580	580	THAT ARE USED FOR RE SEARCH, EDUCATIONAL , AND TESTING PURPOSES . 23
581	581
582	582	Article – State Finance and Procurement 24
583	583
584	584	6–226. 25
585	585
586	586	(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 26
587	587	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 27
588	588	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 28
589	589	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 29 14 SENATE BILL 495
590	590
591	591
592	592	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 1
593	593	Fund of the State. 2
594	594
595	595	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 3
596	596	to the following funds: 4
597	597
598	598	170. the Cannabis Public Health Fund; [and] 5
599	599
600	600	171. the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; AND 6
601	601
602	602	172. THE ANIMALS IN RESEARCH FUND. 7
603	603
604	604	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
605	605	October 1, 2023. 9