(a) Department of Agriculture (DOAg); Lead Oversight Agency. The Director of Agriculture, working through the Territorial Veterinarian, shall assist government of Guam agencies in the promulgation of rules and regulations and processes pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law, as required and as related to animal assisted interventions (AAI) in the community:

(1) To ensure the health and wellness of animals used in AAI and for the protection of the community; and

(2) To provide for the full potential use of assistive animals.

(b) Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA). The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority shall establish or amend policies and processes, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development FHEO Notice FHEO-2013-01, including other related guidelines, to support the incorporation of animal assisted interventions and service dogs within GHURA housing units.

(c) Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA). The GMHA Board of Trustees, through the Administrator of Guam Memorial Hospital, shall promulgate rules and regulation pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law to establish policies and processes to support the incorporation of animalassisted therapy, therapy dogs, and service dogs within the Guam
Memorial Hospital.

(d) Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS). The Director of DPHSS shall establish policies and processes to support the incorporation of animal assisted interventions within DPHSS pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law.

(e) Guam Department of Education (GDOE). The Guam Education Board, through the Superintendent of Education, shall establish policies and processes to support the incorporation of animal assisted interventions in support of the GDOE mission pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law.

(f) Department of Corrections. The Director of Corrections shall establish policies and processes to establish a “”Prison Dog Program”” pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law.

(g) Guam Attorney General. The Attorney General is encouraged to examine the use of Courthouse Facility Dogs to facilitate testimony within the scope of the law. If deemed appropriate, the Attorney General shall develop guidelines for the incorporation of Courthouse Facility Dogs, regardless of the fact that the use of these dogs may be prohibited by the judge presiding in the case.