1151-S2 AMH CAMP ADAM 045

2SHB 1151 - H AMD

By Representative Campbell

On page 4, line 15, after "authority." insert "The animal control authority shall not unreasonably deny permission for a person to maintain possession of a potentially dangerous wild animal after July 1, 2009, if the person has proper documentation establishing that the potentially dangerous wild animal was lawfully possessed by the person prior to the effective date of this act."

EFFECT: Provides that permission to keep possession of a wild animal after the five-year grace period can't be unreasonably denied if the owner has documentation proving that the animal was in the owner's possession prior to the effective date of the act.