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Key provisions of bill on horse shelters

With BC-CNS-Horse Shelters

By Cronkite News Service

Here are key provisions of HB 2178, sponsored by Rep. Bill Konopnicki, R-Safford:

_ Requires the Arizona Department of Agriculture to create a registry of approved equine rescue facilities.

_ The department would have to make the registry available on its Web site and in its offices.

_ To be listed on the registry, the facilities would have to be nonprofit organizations that offer physical conditions and care sufficient for horses.