An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1816 By: McBride and Virgin of the
House
and
Weaver of the Senate
An Act relating to rescue animals; creating Cali's
Law; designating and adopting the rescue animal as
the state pet; defining term; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Rescue animals
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 98.20 of Title 25 , unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as "Cali's Law". The
rescue animal is hereby designated and adopted as the state pet of
the State of Oklahoma. As used in this section, "res cue animal"
shall mean any companion animal adopted from an animal shelter
licensed pursuant to the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter
Licensing Act or animal welfare or rescue organization that
facilitates the adoption or housing of companion anim als with the
intention of finding permanent adoptive homes or providing lifelong
care for companion animals.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021 .
ENR. H. B. NO. 1816 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 1st day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ________________ ___, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________