| 2013 Regular Session |
SB0820 - Summary (Entitled: | Animal Welfare - Spay/Neuter Fund - Establishment | ||
Sponsored by: | Senator Benson | ||
Status: | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Spay/Neuter Fund within the Department of Agriculture; stating the purpose of the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; requiring the Department to establish a specified surcharge on commercial animal feed and deposit the revenue into the Fund; authorizing the Fund to be used to establish a statewide voucher program to support the provision of spay/neuter services; authorizing the Fund to be used to establish a competitive grant program to support the provision of spay/neuter services; etc. |
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| Analysis: | Fiscal and Policy Note |
| All Sponsors: | Senator Benson (Chair, Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund) and Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Jennings, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin |
| Additional Facts: | Bill File Type: Regular Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013 Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit |
| Committee(s): | Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| Broad Subject(s): | Agriculture |
| Narrow Subject(s): | Agriculture -see also- Farmland Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees Comptroller Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates Grants Investments -see also- Securities Local Government Mandates Pregnancy Rabies Reimbursement Rates Reports Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax Sunset Treasurers Veterinarians Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc |
| Statutes: | Article - Agriculture(6-103, 6-107, 2-303.1, 6-107.4)Article - State Finance and Procurement (6-226) |
