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Senate committee hears bill to let border counties regulate roadside live-animal sales
Summary
A committee substitute to House Bill 27 31 would give certain border counties new authority to regulate sales of live animals (primarily puppies) in unincorporated areas and highway rights-of-way; public testimony was closed and the measure was left pending by the Committee on Local Government.
Chairman Pete Bettencourt opened discussion of House Bill 27 31, saying the panel would hear the bill and the committee recognized Senate sponsor Senator Juan Hinojosa to lay out the proposal.
Senator Juan Hinojosa, sponsor of the measure, said the committee substitute "relates to roadside vendors" and that "roadside vending of unregulated pets... has raised concerns about public safety, traffic hazards, and animal welfare." He told members the bill narrows an earlier House-filed version by limiting the…
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