HB0307 - Tennessee: Agriculture, Dept. Of, Animal Control, Animals And Animal Cruelty

Companion Bill SB0208. Animal Control - Enacts the "Animal Population Control Act of 2007," providing subsidized spay/neuter procedures and rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 44, Chapter 17. Fiscal Summary for HB0307 / *SB0208Increase State Expenditures - $411,200 One-Time $110,700 FY07-08 $406,500 FY08-09 & Succeeding years Decrease State Revenues - $300,000 Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - Beginning July 1, 2007, a three-dollar fee will be charged for each rabies vaccination dedicated to the "Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Fund." These fees are estimated to generate revenue of $2,700,000 for the Fund each fiscal year. Funds will not be available for expenditure until July 1, 2008. Funds of $129,600 will be allocated from this fund each year to partially defray the Department [...]

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