California Stray and Owner Relinguished Animal Initiative (2008)
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The objective of the initiative was to mandate methods and practices for animal euthanasia in all public and private agencies sheltering stray or owner-relinquished animals. It also:
- Requires mandatory holding periods and conditions that must be satisfied before any animal is killed.
- Mandates shelters to develop and follow care, cleaning, and disease-prevention protocols.
- Requires funds collected from dog license revenues to be used for free and low-cost animal sterilization and medical assistance programs.
- Requires that most animals adopted from specified agencies be spayed or neutered prior to adoption.
- Creates reporting, tracking, and notification requirements.
- Establishes private enforcement authority.
Estimated fiscal impact of the measure
Fiscal impact estimate as provided by California's Legislative Analyst office:
Probably significant local animal shelter operating costs in the mid tens of millions of dollars annually on a statewide basis, potentially small portion of costs being offset by penalty and adoption revenues. Potential ongoing state administrative costs of a couple million dollars each year.
