Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of E merging Disasters Act or the PREPARED Act This bill establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Animals
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBusiness recordsDepartment of AgricultureEmergency planning and evacuationMedical researchMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
PREPARED Act
USA117th CongressHR-1442| House
| Updated: 4/8/2021
Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of E merging Disasters Act or the PREPARED Act This bill establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Animals
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBusiness recordsDepartment of AgricultureEmergency planning and evacuationMedical researchMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersVeterinary medicine and animal diseases