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(9) "LIVESTOCK" MEANS A COW, HORSE, MULE, BURRO, SHEEP, POULTRY, SWINE, LLAMA, OR GOAT, REGARDLESS OF USE, ANY ANIMAL THAT IS USED FOR WORKING PURPOSES ON A FARM OR RANCH, AND ANY OTHER ANIMAL DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH ANIMAL IS RAISED FOR FOOD OR FIBER PRODUCTION.
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(11) "PET ANIMAL" MEANS A DOG, CAT, RABBIT, GUINEA PIG, HAMSTER, MOUSE, RAT, GERBIL, FERRET, BIRD, FISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, INVERTEBRATE, OR ANY OTHER SPECIES OF WILD OR DOMESTIC OR HYBRID ANIMAL SIX MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER, THAT IS SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR RETAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING KEPT AS A HOUSEHOLD PET. "PET ANIMAL" DOES NOT INCLUDE LIVESTOCK, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS SECTION.
Badly worded, poorly thought out. Zero chance of passing. Fees are specified for cats & dogs, but not the others. So what's the fee for my pet spider? Wait and see what the "enterprise" specifies I guess
No mention of support or guide dogs. Are they household pets or working animals? If not on a ranch or farm, so I guess not a working animal, but not exactly a "household pet" either!
If it does pass, just claim you're going to eat (or shear) them and they magically convert to livestock. I think I'll start harvesting the fur my pets are shedding... just in case.
Now if they wanted to pass laws funding free neuter and spaying of cats & dogs it'd likely pass..
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