AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
1181ta

___________________ moved that HB 1181 be amended as follows:

     On page 1, line 10 of the printed bill, after " chapter " insert " . Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the South Dakota Animal Industry Board to administer the provisions of chapter 40-1 concerning cattle, horses, sheep, swine, and other livestock as provided in § 40-1-25, and nothing in this Act authorizes any person or entity other than the Animal Industry Board to exercise any authority related to cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or other livestock ".

     On page 4 , after line 17, insert:

"      Section 7. That § 40-1-5 be amended to read as follows:

     40-1-5.   Any peace officer, agent of the board, or agent or officer of any humane society finding an animal inhumanely treated, as defined in § 40-1-2.4, shall cause the animal to be impounded or otherwise properly cared for, and the expenses of such impoundment or care shall be a lien on the animal to be paid before the animal may be lawfully recovered. Any agent or officer of any humane society, any animal control officer, or any officer or agent of any animal care and control agency, before making any impoundment of an animal, shall contract with a licensed veterinarian approved by the Animal Industry Board to provide expert advice on the need for the impoundment and shall consider the recommendation of the contracted veterinarian as to whether the impoundment or measures to mitigate inhumane treatment should occur.

     Section 8. That § 40-2-5 be amended to read as follows:

     40-2-5.   Nothing in chapter 40-1 or this chapter may prohibit any Any county or municipality from contracting may contract with an incorporated society to provide animal control services, to enforce county or municipal ordinances , or to enforce the provisions of chapter 40-1 pertaining to animals other than cattle, horses, sheep, swine, and other livestock within the jurisdiction of the county or municipality. ".