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Senate committee passes SB593 with amendments to regulate commercial dog breeders; counties to enforce

2255444 · February 6, 2025
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SB593 would define and regulate commercial dog breeders, set care standards, caps, recordkeeping and empower counties to implement licensing; committee adopted amendments and noted need for enforcement funding.

SB593, a bill to define and regulate commercial dog breeders, set minimum care standards, cap numbers of intact adult dogs, require recordkeeping, and authorize county licensing and enforcement, was advanced by the Senate committee on Feb. 10, 2025.

Testimony in support included the Hawaiian Humane Society and multiple animal-advocacy organizations; the Hawaiian…

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