Y – Yay N- Nay NV- Not Voting — Absent Bill Key: Bill: SB 269–Emergency Veterinary Care – Immunity From Liability Bill: SB 631– Animal Abuse Emergency Compensation Fund Bill: SB
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Successes Bill: HB 216 /SB 269– Pets and First Responders Sponsors: Senator Susan Lee/ Delegate Clarence Lam Summary: Provides civil and criminal immunity for first responders providing aid to an animal
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Governor Hogan Signs the Pets and First Responders Bill
The Pets and First Responders bill was our priority in the 2017 session. The bill gives First Responders civil immunity when they provide emergency medical care to animals. Thanks to our
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Governor Hogan Signs the Animal Abuse Compensation Fund Bill
When animals are seized in large-scale cruelty cases like a puppy mill or animal fighting operation, the animal shelters that take in these victims incur a tremendous cost to care
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Governor Hogan Signs Legislation to Protect Cownose Rays
The cownose ray enters the Chesapeake and its rivers every summer to reproduce. It’s also during this time that sport fishing and hunting groups, especially bowhunters, sponsor multiple tournaments on
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