Pet Store Puppies Illegal?
SENATE BILL 505 – Pet Stores Sale of Dogs Less than 9 Months of Age Prohibited
A hearing for Senate Bill 505 is scheduled for February 18, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. before the Senate Finance Committee. Find a list of committee members and address for the hearing here. F ind contact information by clicking on their names here. And find out who is your rep here.
This bill is proposed to start October 1, 2010.
A RETAIL PET STORE IN THE STATE MAY NOT DISPLAY, SELL, DELIVER, OFFER FOR SALE OR ADOPTION, BARTER, AUCTION, GIVE AWAY, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OR DISPOSE OF A DOG LESS THAN 9 MONTHS OF AGE.
Pet stores who violate this would be subject to a $500 fine for a first offense, and $1000 fine for each subsequent offense.
For more animal legal information visit this web site.
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4 Comments to “Pet Store Puppies Illegal?”
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By Dawn, March 3, 2010 @ 5:53 pm
I’m not sure I understand what it being accomplished by disallowing the sale of puppies under 9 months in retail stores. Can you explain it some? Thanks
By Jules Nye, March 3, 2010 @ 9:55 pm
It will drastically hurt the puppy mills, as unfortunately most stores get their puppies from them. So if stores are not allowed to sell them, they might stop carrying puppies. Living in a cage in a store for even a few weeks is detrimental for the mental development of puppies. And people in rescue know puppies get people by “the cute factor” as an impulse buy, which is a zillion times easier in a store. I know loads of people with the “we just couldn’t resist” until the dog turns into a teenage adolescent and then they want to re-home him.
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