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Committee advances bill to require electronic health certificates for imported dogs
Summary
Senate Bill 312 would require out-of-state shippers to e-file federally required canine health certificates with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and make them available to buyers and enforcement agencies to combat misrepresentation and disease risk; the committee voted to send the bill to Appropriations.
Sen. Rubio presented Senate Bill 312 on behalf of Sen. Umberg, asking the Assembly Committee on Agriculture to require that veterinarians and shippers file canine health certificates electronically with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) when dogs are imported into California.
Witnesses from the ASPCA and the San Diego Humane Society said the bill would close an enforcement gap that allows out-of-state breeders and brokers to ship dogs into California without a…
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