Sub. H.B. 175

128th General Assembly

(S. Agriculture)

Adds that the sovereign immunity provided for a humane society agent under current law does not apply to an agent who investigates an act of cruelty to an animal if:  (1) the agent has not successfully completed the training required by current law and has not filed signed proof of successful completion of the training with the applicable county recorder as required by the bill, or (2) the agent has not been trained in and is not knowledgeable about the proper care of the species of animal that is the subject of the investigation, and states that item (1) does not apply to a person who has been appointed as a humane society agent prior to the bill's effective date until six months after the bill's effective date.

Increases the maximum amount of recording fees that, with the approval of a board of county commissioners, may be earmarked for a county recorder's equipment and operations fund from $4 to $7 per recording.

Authorizes a board of county commissioners that provides financial assistance to a county agricultural society to provide such assistance from the county's permanent improvement fund.

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05/20/10