A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2521.)

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This bill clarifies the rules for when leaving a cat or dog at an animal shelter is not considered abandonment. For this to be legal, an employee or volunteer from the shelter must physically take possession of the animal. This change affects how people can surrender pets and aims to prevent animals from being left unattended at shelters.

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