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SF 1530 Senate Long Description

E Imposing certain limits on ownership and possession of certain + animals; prohibiting the possession of regulated animals, defining regulated +animal and imposing a time limit for persons possessing regulated animals to +comply with certain federal department of agriculture regulations for the +animals, requiring and providing for registration with local animal control +authorities, specifying certain notice, inventory and microchip information +requirements, requiring the implantation of microchips under certain conditions; +prohibiting breeding of the animals; excepting persons possessing a valid federal department of agriculture license and in compliance with certain +federal regulations and standards from the prohibitions and authorizing +regulated animal replacement under certain conditions; authorizing and +providing for the charging of certain registration and inspection fees; specifying +certain ownership records maintenance, veterinary care and warning sign +display requirements; requiring notice to local law enforcement officials of +escape and imposing costs liability on the animal owners, requiring maintenance +of a written recovery plan; restricting transport of the animals; +requiring and providing for seizure of the animal for noncompliance with the +requirements and authorizing destruction under certain conditions; exempting certain +facilities and the department of natural resources (DNR) from the requirements +and restrictions; requiring annual reports to the board of animal health +by local animal control authorities on registration; imposing a penalty for +violations (mk, ja)