SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2206
As Recommended by House Committee on
Judiciary

Brief*
HB 2206 would amend provisions regarding bonding in
the statute governing the crime of cruelty to animals.
Specifically, the bill would require the bond required under
current law be filed in the county where the animal was taken
into custody, rather than in the county where the animal is
being held. The bill also would add a requirement that the
bond be maintained and renewed every 30 days as
necessary to cover the cost of care and treatment of the
animal until disposition of the animal by the court and a
provision that any costs collected by the court or through the
bond be transferred to the entity responsible for paying the
cost of care, treatment, or boarding of the animal. The bill
would reorganize current provisions to clarify the timing and
applicability of the bonding requirement.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Judiciary at the request of the Kansas Sheriffs’ Association
and Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police. In the House
Committee hearing, a representative of the Kansas Sheriffs’
Association testified in support of the bill. Representatives of
Beauties and Beasts, Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter,
the Humane Society of the United States, Kansas Animal
Control Association, and Wichita Animal Action League
submitted written-only proponent testimony. No other
testimony was provided.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
 According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Office of Judicial Administration
indicates enactment of the bill would have a negligible fiscal
effect on the operations of the Judicial Branch. The Kansas
Association of Counties indicates enactment of the bill could
have a fiscal effect on counties, if owners come forward and
post the bond.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 21-6412