To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals

Summary

The measure updates state law to strengthen care standards for shelter and privately owned animals, requiring owners to confine unspayed female dogs in heat and defining owners’ duty of care. It gives humane officers broader authority to investigate cruelty, report suspected human abuse, and imposes higher fines and jail time for repeat offenders and for interfering with officers. It also creates criminal offenses for unlawful confinement and animal hoarding, with provisions for mental‑health treatment for hoarders.

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