HB4801ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Executive Committee

Filed: 3/10/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4801

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4801 on page 3, by inserting immediately below line 7 the following:

"(e) This Section does not prohibit a person who is permanently disabled with a severe mobility impairment from possessing a single capuchin monkey to assist the person in performing daily tasks if:

(1) the capuchin monkey was obtained from and trained at a licensed nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the nonprofit tax status of which was obtained on the basis of a mission to improve the quality of life of severely mobility-impaired individuals; and

(2) the person complies with the notification requirements as described in subsection (b).".