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Committee lays over bill that would bar new pet stores from selling cats and dogs while grandfathering existing sellers with disclosure rules
Summary
House File 2,627, sponsored by Representative Norris, was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill after hours of testimony for and against a provision that would stop new pet stores from selling cats and dogs while allowing existing sellers to continue under a grandfather clause and transparency requirements about breeders.
The House Commerce Committee on Tuesday laid over House File 2,627 for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill after extended testimony from animal-welfare advocates, consumers and pet-store owners.
Representative Norris, sponsor of the bill, described the measure as a compromise that would bar any pet stores that do not currently sell dogs or cats from beginning to do so, while allowing existing stores that sell dogs or cats to continue selling under current ownership if they meet sourcing and transparency requirements. The bill would require stores that continue selling dogs or cats to disclose where animals are…
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