BILL NUMBER: ACR 56 ENROLLED BILL TEXT ADOPTED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 31, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Linder (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wilk) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Dababneh and Harper) APRIL 20, 2015 Relative to the official State Pet. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 56, Linder. Official State Pet. This measure would declare a shelter pet as the official State Pet. WHEREAS, There are currently around eight million abandoned pets living in animal shelters in the United States; and WHEREAS, Three to four million of these dogs and cats are euthanized every year; and WHEREAS, The Legislature seeks to raise public awareness of shelter animals; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares a shelter pet as the official State Pet; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.