A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on penalties for non-compliance, monitoring mechanisms, or the fate of unadopted animals.

Indiana Bill on Adopting Research Animals

This bill requires research facilities in Indiana to make dogs and cats available for adoption when they are no longer needed for research.

What This Bill Does

• Requires research facilities to offer dogs and cats for adoption when they are no longer needed for research purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

• Research facilities that use dogs and cats for scientific studies
• People interested in adopting former research animals

Terms To Know

Adoption

The process of taking care of an animal as a pet after it has been given up by its previous owner or facility.

Research facilities

Places where scientific studies are conducted, often involving the use of animals for testing and experiments.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if no one adopts these animals.
• It is unclear how research facilities will be monitored to ensure compliance with this requirement.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.
Adoption of research animals.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

Adoption of research animals.

Requires research facilities to offer for adoption dogs or cats no longer required for research purposes.