Rcconimcmlalion #3. S'lANDARDIZli RIXORDKl-KPING 



The conimiUcc wiis .spciiHailly ;ui(hoii/cil lo clclcmiinc whclher the records 

 requireil by Ihe Ati should he kepi in ;i cvniral localion. Aller hearing from local and 

 slale olllcials. the conimillee recommends Ihal required records be kept on siandardized 

 Ibrms, and Ihal recorils be submilled on a periodic basis, as delermined by Ihe Animal 

 Welfare Seel ion. 



In order for Animal Welfare inspectors to insnie compliance with the Act, the type 

 of information reqnired under Ihe inles should be rellecled on a standardized form. Tlie 

 availability of such a form will piovide a more eiricieni method lor reviewing facility 

 operations, and the periodic submission of facility records should help resolve some of 

 Ihe large discrepancies noted by the Committee in Ihe records kept by some facilities. 

 In addition, because animal control is a public health concern, the submittal of such 

 unifonn dala lo Ihe slale should provide a valuable data base for public health officials. 

 Currenlly. there is no central method of determining the extent of animal overpopulation 

 in Ihe .slate. The draft bill would amend Ihe current recordkeeping requirements of the 

 Act. 



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