and violence prevention act of 2018 authored by senator scott wilk mandating defendants convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses to undergo mental health evaluation, humane education courses and if deemed necessary by the mental health professional to undergo mandatory counseling. >> president breed: supervisor tang? >> supervisor tang: thank you, today i will ask to continue this item for a week, given i think there will about be some amendments made at the state level addressing concerns from the a.c.l. -- a.c.l.u. >> president breed: supervisor tang has made a motion to continue until may 8th, 2018, seconded by supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. i'm glad that the sponsor of the legislation is continuing it, still reeling off the mistake made on item 39. so i would like to request that we honor this commitment to