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HR 669 - (1/26/09) - The bill is designed to prevent the introduction and establishment in the United States of nonnative wildlife species that may harm the economy, the environment, human health or native wildlife. H.R. 669 would require the federal government to assess the risk of nonnative wildlife species proposed for importation and, with public input, decide if the importation of these animals should be allowed or prohibited. The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International welcomed the introduction yesterday of the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (H.R. 669) in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam)
breeding. Sets rules, requires inspections. Local option for higher limit.
HB 538
http://leg1.
Passed, effective from 1/1/09
AR -- License if 12 or more dogs + cats. Authorities may inspect
for
violations without warrant.
SB 864
http://www.arkleg.
On
hold for now; recommended to be studied by the interim
ag
committee.
CA -- Limit of 50 dogs+CATS that are intact, euthanasia
must be by vet.
AB 241
http://www.leginfo.
http://tinyurl.
Assigned
to Local Government committee.
CO -- 25 limit
SB 1127
Defeated in
first Committee hearing. Colorado already has licensing
of all but the
smallest breeders.
DE -- 25 breeding dog limit, requirements for vet
care. The bill
summary says "This bill adopts the recommendations of the
Humane
Society of the United States regarding restrictions on the
large-scale
for-profit dog breeding operations commonly known as 'puppy
mills.'"
HB 95
http://legis.
FL
-- License required over 20, 50 limit
S 2002
http://tinyurl.
Filed
2/23/09
IA -- State will regulate dealers already regulated by
USDA,
eliminates public hearing before license revocation. Number limits
in
regulations?
HF 486
http://coolice.
http://tinyurl.
SF
265
http://tinyurl.
4/27 HF
486 did not make it -- dead.
IL -- License required if 3 or more females
for sale of offspring, limit
of 20 unaltered dogs.
HB 0198
http://tinyurl.
Hearing
Business/occupation
Was not brought up for
vote. Dead for this year.
IN -- Pet dealer if you sell over 5
puppies/year. Registration as
commercial breeder reqd. if you breed 10 or
more litters/12 month
period. Limits and standards for confinement removed
from HB 1468.
http://www.in.
Passed
out of committee on 2/11;
passed by House on 2/19.
3/14 Amended to remove
limits, etc. in Senate.
SB 238 amended 3/24, commercial dealer if 20 or more
unaltered
females, limit of 30 at one location.
http://www.in.
4/7
Passed both houses but amended in House, back to Senate for
passage as
amended.
LA -- Limit of 50
Passed 2008
MD -- Limit of 50 dogs
for breeding purposes, if over 10 then enclosure
size reqts, at least 2
exercise periods of 2 hrs daily.
HB 495/SB 318
http://mlis.
Hearing
on HB 495 scheduled Feb 12th, SB 318 Feb 18th
SB 318 reported dead on
3/6
ME -- Limit of 10 dogs or cats for breeding. Intact animal
fee
$150/each for dogs & cats; if any dogs or cats are sold,
then
$500/year/intact dog/cat.
LD 1053 Pulled by sponsor 3/20
HP
0728
http://janus.
http://tinyurl.
MN --
SF 7/HF 253 Originally commercial breeder is 6 breedable
females/50 dog total
limit. Females in estrus must not be housed with
unneutered males, except for
breeding purposes; Criminal background
checks, licensing, It is a misdemeanor
for an unlicensed breeder to
advertise animals for sale.,more rules after law
passes
SF 7 Tabled in Senate Ag. HF 253 amended, tabled in Ag, Rural
Econ,
Vet Affairs.
Other MN bills went nowhere.
SF 500 HF 573
Minnesota Puppy and Kitten Mill Cruelty Prevention Act,
Commercial breeder
limit of 40 animals one has an 'interest'
in....includes co ownerships.
Gaining co authors.
MT -- State Department of Livestock to make
regulations for sellers of
dogs, including inspection, various facility and
other standards.
Applies to those selling 100 or more dogs/year.
HB
548
Has been very substantially watered down from original bill.
http://data.
NC
-- Commercial dog breeder if 15 or more females in 12 mos. for
purpose of
selling offspring. Board of Ag to establish standards for
care, housing,
exercise, record keeping. Females not to be bred if
younger than 18 mos or
over 8 years, must have vet exam.
SB 460
http://www.ncga.
http://tinyurl.
http://www.ncga.
[bill]
Filed
3/5
HB 733 -- Commercial dog breeder if over 15 females, limit of 20;
Dept
Ag regulations, rules to be written by counties, records,
standards
for care, etc.
Hearing to be held 4/22
NE -- Limit of 75
for commercial breeders, engineering standards
for kennels. Adds ventilation,
fire suppression, other reqts.
LB 677
http://www.nebraska
2/20/09
Indefinitely postponed -- usually means 'dead.'
LB 241 Has limit of
250.
NH -- Must have 60 day license if selling over 1 dog/cat/year,
limit
2/year, state already has licensing for commercial
breeders.
HB0337
http://www.gencourt
Bill
killed in Agriculture Committee on 2/11/09
NV -- Must have $500 license
to breed dogs or cats for sale, dog or
cat may be bred no more than twice,
linkages to other state licenses,
child support, etc.
SB 241
http://www.leg.
4/11
-- Not approved in committee by deadline, dead for the year
NY -- Limit
of 75 dogs if breeder wants to sell or transfer any.
S 518
http://www.assembly
A05507-change
the definition of a "pet dealer" to mean
any person who engages in the sale
of more than five animals (rather
than nine) per year directly to the
consumer....
of "pet dealer" is also amended such that a
breeder is considered a
pet dealer if he or she sells directly to the
consumer more than ten
animals per year (rather than twenty five) that are
raised on the
breeders residence."
http://assembly.
A07285
-- Limit of 50 intact dogs or cats if you sell any.
http://www.assembly
OH
-- If 9 litters or 40 puppies, 'regulated breeding kennel.'
License, annual
inspection, regulations to be written. Sales
prohibited at public places
except regulated facilities.
SB 095
OK -- Limit of 34
transferred/
state dealer also
requires lic. State Board of Ag to make regulations
at least as stringent as
USDA. Usual long list of reasons for
denying/revoking license.
HB
1332
http://www.okvma.
Reported
passed sen. committee on 4/1
http://webserver1.
OR
-- If over 10 must follow stds. for commercial breeder, limit
25. If raise
over 3 litters or sell over 20 dogs you are a 'pet
dealer'; many reqts.
HB
2470
http://landru.
TN
-- License required over 20 female dogs, no limit of 75, euthanasia must
be
done by vet, some animal control could be outsourced to national
'humane'
organizations like HSUS.
SB 258
http://www.capitol.
5/3
Headed to Finance, Ways and Means Committee
HB 386
5/3 Delayed in
Judiciary Committee
TX -- Comm. breeder license required over 10 intact
female dogs.
Inspections, standards. If required to collect sales tax,
'dealer'
status with puppy lemon requirements.
HB 3180
http://www.capitol.
SB
1910
http://www.legis.
VA
-- License required if 30/year owned for breeding, limit of 50 for
breeding.
Sets rules, requires inspections. Local option for higher limit.
HB 538
http://leg1.
Passed,
effective from 1/1/09
WA -- Limit of 25 intact dogs, enclosure rules, 1
hour daily exercise
period, ventilation, fire suppression, temperature, and
other reqts.
SB5651
http://apps.
HB1936
http://apps.
4/14
Appears to have passed both houses, just needs the two
versions
conformed.
WI -- Regulations for those who sell more than 25
dogs in a year. Lots
of requirements.
AB 250
http://www.legis.
4/30
Bill filed
WV -- Commercial breeder if over 20 dogs over 1 year, limit of
40, MANY
requirements.
HB 2843
http://www.legis.
http://tinyurl.