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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- PSITTACINE BIRDS

     Introduced By: Senators Tassoni, Lynch, and Doyle

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 4-11-4 and 4-11-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-11 entitled

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"Psittacine Birds" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     4-11-4. Banding of birds imported, sold, or given. -- All psittacine birds imported,

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purchased, sold, exchanged, bartered, or given away must be closed metal seamless banded with a

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band identifying the breeder by whom they were bred. A microchip may be used in lieu of an

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identifying band.

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     4-11-7. Destruction of birds exposed to psittacosis Treatment of birds exposed to

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psittacosis. -- If laboratory examination shows the presence of psittacosis virus, the remaining

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birds shall be killed and burned by the owner or other person in charge of those birds immediately

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on notification of that finding. confirms infection with the agent that causes psittacosis, the

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remaining birds shall be humanely euthanized or treated according to the most current,

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“Compendium Of Measures To Control Chlamydophila Psittaci Infection Among Humans

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(Psittacosis) And Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis),” as reviewed by the National Association of

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State Public Health Veterinarians, (NASPHV). The director, or the director’s designee, shall

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oversee such treatment which shall be administered at the bird owner’s expense.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- PSITTACINE BIRDS

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     This act would permit birds exposed to psittacosis to be treated rather than destroyed. In

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addition, it would permit microchip identification of the breeder by whom they were bred.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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