2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                       A AB463 R1 842

Amendment No. 842

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 463  First Reprint                                                (BDR 15‑809)

Proposed by: Committee on Natural Resources

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 14, by deleting “officer.” and inserting:

“officer if he:

     (a) Is responding to an emergency call or is in pursuit of a suspected violator of the law; or

     (b) Determines that noncompliance with any such provision is necessary to carry out his duties.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 3 and 4 as sections 4 and 5 and adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 3.  NRS 574.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     574.050  As used in NRS 574.050 to 574.200, inclusive:

     1.  “Animal” does not include the human race, but includes every other living creature.

     2.  “Police animal” means an animal which is owned or used by a state or local governmental agency and which is used by a peace officer in performing his duties as a peace officer.

     3.  “Torture” or “cruelty” includes every act, omission or neglect, whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted.”.

     Amend the title of the bill by deleting the third line and inserting:

“duties under certain circumstances; revising the definition of “police animal” for provisions concerning cruelty to animals to include an animal which is used, but not owned, by a governmental agency; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing treatment and use of certain animals. (BDR 15‑809)”.