SB 5106 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Declares that the federal pets evacuation and transportation standards act of 2006, 109 P.L. 308, 120 Stat. 1725, requires that state and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals and grants the director of the federal emergency management agency the authority to make financial contributions to state and local authorities for animal emergency preparedness purposes, including procuring, constructing, leasing, or renovating emergency shelter facilities and materials that will accommodate people with pets and service animals.

Declares that the Washington state department of agriculture is the primary agency for the state comprehensive emergency plan's Washington animal response management team, which conducts state level planning regarding issues involving animals affected by disasters.

Requires the state comprehensive emergency management plan to address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals in a disaster or emergency. The plan shall include provisions for the humane evacuation, transport, and temporary sheltering of service animals and household pets.