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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in extreme heat of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or above or cold conditions of 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below that could: (1) result in injury to or death of the animal; or (2) result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary medicine.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Further amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that each owner shall provide for each of his or her animals adequate protection from the weather allowing the animal to maintain safe body temperature. Provides that no owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may expose the dog or cat in a manner that, on belief of a reasonable person authorized to enforce the Act, including law enforcement, places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions that may: (1) result in injury to or death of the animal; (2) or result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar condition (in the introduced version, no owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in extreme heat of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or above or cold conditions of 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below that could: (1) result in injury to or death of the animal; or (2) result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary medicine).
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