Working animal protection act.

Plain English: The amendment adds language to protect animals used primarily for rodeos and related events from local policies that might otherwise restrict their use.

• Adds a new clause after the word 'exhibition' on pages 3 and 4 of HB0063, specifying that counties, cities, and towns cannot make rules about animals used in rodeo events or training for such events.

• The amendment only specifies protections for certain types of animal use related to rodeos. It does not provide details on how these protections will be enforced or what specific local policies are restricted.

Plain English: The amendment adds a provision that prevents counties, cities, and towns from making rules about puppy mills and animal hoarders.

• Adds language to the bill to prohibit local governments from creating ordinances or policies related to puppy mills and animal hoarders.

• The amendment only specifies adding this new provision without detailing how existing laws might be affected, leaving some aspects unclear.

Plain English: The amendment adds a new clause that prevents cities and towns from making rules about licensing for circuses and carnivals.

• Adds a provision that stops municipalities from creating ordinances or policies related to the licensing of circuses and carnivals.

• It is unclear how this amendment will affect existing circus and carnival regulations in different cities and towns.

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to add a new category of animals that are primarily used for rodeo events or competitive sports, exempting them from local policies.

• Adds an exemption for animals primarily used in rodeo events and competitive sports, similar to the existing exemption for exhibition purposes.

• The amendment text does not specify all details about how this new category of animals will be regulated or what specific protections they would have under state law instead of local policies.

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific line from the bill, which originally aimed to restrict local policies on animal use.

• Removes line 6 from page 1 of the original bill.

• It is unclear what exact content was in line 6 and how its removal affects the overall intent of the bill without additional context.

Plain English: The amendment adds specific activities such as search and rescue, military operations, and law enforcement to the list of uses for animals that local governments cannot regulate.

• Adds 'search and rescue operations' to the list of animal use activities protected from local government regulation.
• Includes 'military operations' in the types of animal use exempt from local regulations.
• Lists 'law enforcement' as another activity where local governments are prohibited from making rules about animal usage.

• The amendment text does not specify how these new activities interact with existing laws or policies.

Plain English: The amendment removes specific text from the bill that relates to counties, cities, and towns' policies on animal use.

• Removes a colon at line 6 of page 2.
• Deletes lines 8 and 9 of page 2 entirely.
• Removes '(ii)' at line 11 of page 2.
• Removes a colon at line 19 of page 3.
• Deletes lines 21 and 22 of page 3 entirely.
• Removes '(ii)' at line 1 of page 4.

• The exact impact of these deletions on the overall meaning and enforcement of the bill is unclear without seeing the original text that was removed.