HB551 Alabama 2021 Session

This bill would prohibit an individual from tethering a dog to a stationary object for a certain period of time and under certain circumstances

This bill would provide for requirements of a tether when used properly

This bill would provide for certain times and temperatures in which tethering a dog is prohibited

This bill would also provide that violation of this act constitutes the crime of cruelty to animals and would provide for exceptions

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to animals; to prohibit the tethering of dogs under certain circumstances; to provide for tethering requirements; to provide for requirements of a shelter when tethering a dog; to provide that a violation constitutes the crime of cruelty to animals; to provide for exceptions; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.