2013 Senate Bill 604

Mandate criminal background check to adopt a pet

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 8, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To mandate that animal shelters must check a government criminal records database before letting person adopt an animal, and prohibit adoptions if the records show a person committed an animal cruelty offense in the past five years.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Oct. 17, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.