THLN BILL: SB 360 - Relating to methods used by an animal shelter to euthanize a dog or cat ("The Gassing Bill"). This bill prohibited the use of the gas chamber as a method of euthanasia in shelters, requiring euthanasia by injection on shelter dogs and cats. THIS BILL PASSED BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ON MAY 10, 2013. The law became effective immediately, but the law itself provides shelters time to come into compliance, no later than January 1, 2014.
About the Legislation
SB 360 The Gassing Bill
Bill Caption: Relating to methods used by an animal shelter to euthanize a dog or cat. Effective Immediately on: May 10, 2013 Companion Bill: HB 858 Author: Watson Coauthor: PaxtonSponsors: Lucio III | Branch | Harless | Bohac | MárquezCosponsors: Davis, Sarah | Farrar | Gooden | Hughes | Turner, Scott | Villalba