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SF 2238 Senate Long Description

Imposing restrictions on the possession of certain regulated (wild) +animals, defining regulated animal; requiring persons wishing to possess +regulated animals in the state to register with the board of animal health and +under certain federal regulations to obtain a license from the federal +department of agriculture, including persons currently possessing regulated animals+ in compliance requirements; requiring a federal license to breed +regulated animals; restricting animal sale authority to registered persons; +imposing a civil penalty on persons knowingly permitting the possession of a +regulated animal on controlled property without complying with the +requirements; specifying the registration procedure, authorizing the board to +charge a fee; specifying certain additional requirements for persons possessing +regulated animals relating to recordkeeping, veterinary care and notice of +escape, requiring persons unable to provide adequate care for regulated +animals to attempt to place the animal with a wildlife sanctuary or licensed +wildlife rehabilitator; providing for board seizure of animals for +noncompliance with the requirements, specifying certain notice requirements and +authorizing requests for hearing; authorizing and providing for destruction of +seized animals under certain conditions; authorizing board civil or criminal+ charges against persons knowingly violating the requirements(je)