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AB 519 would target third‑party pet brokers to curb puppy‑mill imports; committee advances bill amid industry pushback
Summary
Assemblymember Berman’s AB 519 seeks to prohibit retail sales by third‑party pet brokers and close channels that import dogs, cats and rabbits from out‑of‑state commercial breeding operations; the committee advanced the bill after testimony from animal‑welfare groups and objections from broker platforms and sporting interest groups.
Assemblymember Berman presented AB 519 as part of a package intended to “stop the puppy‑mill pipeline,” proposing to prohibit brokers—defined broadly in the draft—from selling, offering or otherwise transferring for profit dogs, cats or rabbits in California if the sales mask importation from large commercial breeding operations with inadequate welfare oversight.
Supporters including the ASPCA, San Diego Humane Society and multiple local shelters testified that third‑party sellers and brokers enable the resale of animals from out‑of‑state commercial breeders that often fail…
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