US Congress Senate Bill 395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary.

Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S944-945)

HB847 (Related) 2013-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/395/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s395/BILLS-113s395is.pdf