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Committee advances AB 506 to curb deceptive online pet sales, ban nonrefundable deposits
Summary
AB 506 would require sellers to disclose an animal's origin and veterinary records when known and void contracts requiring nonrefundable deposits; the committee sent the bill to Senate Judiciary after testimony from animal-welfare and consumer-protection groups.
Assemblymember Bennett presented AB 506 to address what she and witnesses described as widespread deceptive online pet sales and predatory broker practices. The committee voted to move the bill to Senate Judiciary.
Bennett said recent reporting shows consumers often pay nonrefundable deposits for pets without receiving seller disclosures such as origin or veterinary records. She said AB 506 would void contracts that fail to disclose origin or vet records and…
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