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Committee passes SB339 to exempt pet sales from working-animal protection language after testimony from breeders
Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee · March 14, 2023
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Summary
SB339, a cleanup to the Working Animal Protection Act that clarifies municipalities may regulate sales of dogs and cats, passed the committee after opponents warned the changes would undermine protections and sponsors said the bill simply exempts pet sales from the working-animal provisions.
Sen. Ronald Caldwell (Dist. 10) presented SB339 as a technical cleanup to clarify that the Working Animal Protection Act does not prevent municipalities from regulating the sale of dogs and cats. Caldwell said the earlier law was intended to prevent…
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