S-5037

   Amend Senate File 2260 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 24.
   2.  Page 1, after line 26 by inserting: 
   <1.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
   a.  “Animal rescue organization” means a person other than an animal shelter operating on a nonprofit basis to place unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray dogs or cats in permanent adopted homes as provided by rules adopted by the department.
   b.  (1)  “Qualified research facility” means a research facility, including but not limited to a regents institution, that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and that receives moneys from the state or federal government.
   (2)  “Qualified research facility” includes a research facility that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose, in collaboration with a research facility described in subparagraph (1).
   c.  “Retired animal” means a dog or cat confined at a qualified research facility, if the dog or cat has been previously used for research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose; and the dog or cat is no longer required to be confined by the qualified research facility for any of those purposes.>
   3.  Page 1, line 27, by striking <1.> and inserting <2.>
   4.  Page 1, line 34, by striking <2.> and inserting <3.>
   5.  By renumbering as necessary.

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DAN DAWSON