Friday, January 27, 2006
Go Bears!
HB 252, Bear-Proof Containers, won the approval of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kathy McCoy at the request of the Department of Game and Fish, and the department head Bruce Thompson was there today to advocate for he bill. Committee members agreed on the need to be pro-active in reducing human-wildlife conflicts, but wondered if more money is needed for designated communitites to purchase the bear-proof trash containers. There was however, a light moment in the hearing, during audience testimony when someone questioned the bills public notification provisions--he wanted to make sure the bears were getting notified too! HB 252 goes to the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee.
A bill that would have allowed the Chiropractic Board to promulage regulations for non-human patients, SB 202, was tabled in the Senate Public Affairs Committee today. While it is important to have rules in place for chiropractic treatment of animals, the bill was in direct conflict with the current Veterinary Practice Act. The Vet Board and the Chiropractic Board will need to work this issue out collaboratively.
Next up for the animals is HM 2 relating to animal evacuations in disaters. That will be Saturday at 8:30 am in the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee.
On Sunday, House Business and Industry Committee will hear a new version of the Land, Wildlife and Clean Energy Act at 1:30 pm. A substitute bill has been prepared to include input from a number of stakeholders. The coalition of groups backing this bill carefully weighed all proposed amendments and worked those that maintain the integrity of the bill into the new language, in conjuction with the sponsor, Rep. Ken Martinez, and the Governor's office.
The hearing on HB 227, the House version of the Animal Sheltering Services Act, has been moved to Tuesday morning at 8:30 in room 310.
A bill that would have allowed the Chiropractic Board to promulage regulations for non-human patients, SB 202, was tabled in the Senate Public Affairs Committee today. While it is important to have rules in place for chiropractic treatment of animals, the bill was in direct conflict with the current Veterinary Practice Act. The Vet Board and the Chiropractic Board will need to work this issue out collaboratively.
Next up for the animals is HM 2 relating to animal evacuations in disaters. That will be Saturday at 8:30 am in the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee.
On Sunday, House Business and Industry Committee will hear a new version of the Land, Wildlife and Clean Energy Act at 1:30 pm. A substitute bill has been prepared to include input from a number of stakeholders. The coalition of groups backing this bill carefully weighed all proposed amendments and worked those that maintain the integrity of the bill into the new language, in conjuction with the sponsor, Rep. Ken Martinez, and the Governor's office.
The hearing on HB 227, the House version of the Animal Sheltering Services Act, has been moved to Tuesday morning at 8:30 in room 310.
