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Committee advances SB 312 to require electronic filing of dog health certificates for out‑of‑state shipments
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Agriculture voted to refer SB 312 (by Sen. Umberg, presented by Sen. Rubio) to Appropriations. The bill would require electronic submission to CDFA of federally required health certificates for dogs imported into California so buyers and enforcement agencies can trace origins and health status.
Sen. Rubio presented SB 312 on behalf of Sen. Tom Umberg, saying the bill aims to close a data gap that lets puppies bred out of state and sold online enter California without a centralized record. "California state law has never required shippers of dogs to send health certificate forms to CDFA. And this bill intends to remedy this," the author said.
Supporters described a pattern in which thousands of puppies are bred in large out‑of‑state…
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