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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1824
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5 By: Representatives Duffield, Beaty Jr., M. Brown, A. Collins, Crawford, Ennett, D. Garner, Gazaway,
6 Gonzales Worthen, Hollowell, Hudson, McCullough, J. Moore, Pearce, T. Shephard, Tosh, Unger, D.
7 Whitaker, Wooten
8 By: Senators A. Clark, C. Tucker
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10 For An Act To Be Entitled
11 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRUELTY TO
12 ANIMALS; TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE ACT:
13 DAISY'S LAW; TO AUTHORIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
14 SECURE A DOG OR CAT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR
15 OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE ACT:
20 DAISY'S LAW.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Title.
25 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog and Cat Rescue
26 Act: Daisy's Law".
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28 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 62, Subchapter 1, is amended
29 to add an additional section to read as follows:
30 5-62-128. Law enforcement securing dogs and cats.
31 (a) In addition to the disposition of a dog or cat provided under � 5-
32 62-106, following a complaint of cruelty to dogs or cats under this
33 subchapter, a law enforcement officer may temporarily secure a dog or cat and
34 transfer temporary possession of the dog or cat to an appropriate place of
35 custody if a substantial likelihood exists that the condition of the dog or
36 cat would deteriorate if the dog or cat was not secured by the law
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2 (b) A law enforcement officer may use the condition or the securing of
3 other dogs or cats belonging to the same owner as evidence to support
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