KY SB179 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-20 - to Agriculture (S)
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define "animal shelter," "breeder," "broker," and "retail pet shop"; to prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits; to allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs, cats, or rabbits; to require retail pet shops to maintain records documenting the source of each dog, cat, or rabbit it sells for at least one (1) year; amend KRS 258.990 to include a penalty for retail pet shop operators who violate this Act.

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Title

AN ACT relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in retail pet shops.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-20Senateto Agriculture (S)
2020-02-18Senateintroduced in Senate

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