Srrtion 5. These twd new setlions to ihe Act would eslablish (he Animal Welfnre Act 

 Hnlorceinciil luiicl. arui pidvicle Tor its adininislialioii. The primary purpose of Ihe limd 

 would he to pay Ihe incieased costs of enlorcing Ihe Act which would result from 

 including local government facilities under the Act. Money in excess of peisonnel and 

 administrative costs would he available to unils of local government in the R)rm of 

 matching grants. The Commissioner ol Agriculture (or designee) would approve grants 

 ba.sed on need -in relation to Ihe minimum standards for facilities under Department 

 rules. 



The grant money would only be available for new construction, or capital 

 improvement, of an animal control facility. The lunds would be a\ailable in blocks of 

 live thousand dollars (.1>5.()00). and limited lo ten Ihou.sand dollars ($10,000) annually 

 per applicant. Two unils of local government, e.g.. a county and a city, could each seek 

 ten thousand dollars (.$10,000). If both matching grants were approved, they could 

 construct a joint facility with their total of forty thousand dollars (.$40,000). 



Section 6. This section would pr(wide a inelhoil of funding the cost of including local 

 governmeni facilities under the provisions of the Act. Persons administering rabies 

 vaccinal ions would be required to collect a lee of fifty cents (50C) from the purcha.ser. 

 The fee would be reflected on the rabies certillcate which is currently lequired under 

 public health laws, anil carried separately on Ihe records of Ihe vaccinator. The 

 proceeds would be submitted quarterly lo Ihe Department of Human Resources. The 

 Division of Health Senices would retain ten percent (10%) of all proceeds for 

 administrative costs of collection, and transfer Ihe remainder lo the Animal Welfare Act 

 Enforcement Fund (see section .S. above), in the Depatlment of Agriculture. 



Soclion 7. The sections establishing the Animal Welfare Act Enforcement Fund, and the 

 rabies vacci?ialion fee, would be effective January I. 1990. The sections which bring 

 local government facilities under State regulation would not liecome effective until 

 October I. 1991. This schedule would allow for the collection of lunds piior to the 

 need for additi(Mial personnel to inspect local governmeni facilities. 



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