SB 5383-S - DIGEST |
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/08/10) |
Revises the definition of "potentially dangerous wild animal" to include a wolf hybrid. |
Allows a person in legal possession of a wolf-hybrid, prior to the effective date of the act, and who is the legal possessor of the animal to keep possession of the animal for the remainder of the animal's life. |
Authorizes an animal control authority or a law enforcement officer to: (1) Immediately confiscate a wolf-hybrid under certain circumstances; and |
(2) Euthanize a potentially dangerous wild animal only if all known reasonable placement options, including relocation to a wildlife sanctuary, are unavailable. |