Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Pet dogs and cats; enact pet protection act to discourage sales of ill or defective pets.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Davis
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR PURCHASERS OF PET DOGS AND CATS; TO SET FORTH REQUIREMENTS THAT DISCOURAGE THE SALES OF ILL OR DEFECTIVE PET DOGS AND CATS WITHIN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT DOGS AND CATS TRANSPORTED INTO THIS STATE FOR SALE, OR OFFERED FOR SALE WITHIN THIS STATE, MUST HAVE CERTAIN HEALTH TESTS AND VACCINES; TO REQUIRE THAT A DOG OR CAT OFFERED FOR SALE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF VETERINARY INSPECTION, A COPY OF WHICH MUST BE GIVEN TO THE PURCHASER OF THE DOG OR CAT; TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR THE PURCHASER OF A DOG OR CAT THAT IS SHOWN TO BE UNFIT FOR PURCHASE DUE TO ILLNESS OR DISEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PET DEALER CONTESTS A DEMAND FOR REMEDIES UNDER THIS ACT, THE DEALER MAY REQUIRE THE PURCHASER TO PRODUCE THE ANIMAL FOR EXAMINATION BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN DESIGNATED BY THE DEALER; TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY PET DEALER WHO SELLS A PET DOG OR CAT TO A CONSUMER MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN NOTICE DESCRIBING THE PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER; TO SET FORTH DEFINITIONS; TO EXEMPT NONPROFIT OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ANIMAL CONTROL OR RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO SET FORTH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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