Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)
What this bill does
Establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting the abandonment or certain neglect of an animal do not apply to a person who is providing care to a community cat under a trap-neuter-return policy; establishing that a local law that establishes a trap-neuter-return policy is subject to certain requirements and restrictions; and providing that the Act supersedes and preempts any law, ordinance, policy, regulation, or rule of any local government body, person, or corporation that restricts the practice of trap-neuter-return; etc.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Julien, Coryn | Alley Cat Allies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pannella, DanaMarie | Alley Cat Allies | Oral |
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Guyton, Michele | Delegate Michele Guyton | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bauer, Danielle | Maryland Veterinary Medical Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nichols, DVM, Ashley | Maryland Veterinary Medical Association | Oral |
| FAV | Griffin, Caroline | Show Your Soft Side, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ferrell, Valerie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mohan, Jyoti | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Howard, Curt | MD-IWLA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mackiernan, Gail | Montgomery Bird Club | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chagrin, Teresa | PETA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bellis, Rachel | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | Oral |
| UNF | muller, sue | self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Adams, Jillian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dembek, Stephen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McPartland, Karlyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Michels, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Petersen, Gregg | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pollack, Janine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reilly, Kathleen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rich, Susan | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Volodin, Staceylobbyist | Humane World for Animals | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Flory, Katherine | Maryland SPCA | Oral |
| FWA | Haines, Katie | Maryland SPCA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Price, Verna | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty | Professional Animal Workers of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Velez, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |