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SHB 1652 - H AMD 1007 ADOPTED 2-15-94

By Representative Brough

     On page 9, after line 3, insert the following section:

     "Sec. 1.  RCW 16.52.095 and Code 1881 s 840 are each amended to read as follows:

     It shall not be lawful for any person to cut off more than one-half of the ear or ears of any domestic animal such as an ox, cow, bull, calf, sheep, goat or hog, or dog, and any person cutting off more than one-half of the ear or ears of any such animals, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum less than twenty dollars.  This section does not apply if cutting off more than one-half of the ear of the animal is a customary husbandry practice that is conducted under supervision of a licensed veterinarian."

EFFECT:  Current law is amended to provide that it is not unlawful to cut off more than one-half of the ear of certain animals if cutting off more than one-half of the ear is a customary husbandry practice.  Dogs are added to the list of animal protected under current law.