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Committee advances bill to curb deceptive online pet sales and nonrefundable deposits

5068816 · June 23, 2025
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AB 506 would void consumer contracts for online pet brokers that omit origin and veterinary records or require nonrefundable deposits; the committee referred the measure to the Senate Judiciary Committee after testimony from animal-welfare and consumer-protection groups.

The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee on June 23 voted to refer AB 506, Assemblymember Bennett’s bill addressing online pet sales, to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Assemblymember Bennett said AB 506 aims to protect consumers from deceptive online pet brokers and careless breeders by voiding contracts that do not disclose the animal’s origin,…

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