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Gov. Josh Stein vetoes bill after unrelated pet-store amendment added
North Carolina House of Representatives · July 24, 2025
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Gov. Josh Stein returned House Bill 96 with objections, saying a late amendment that would prevent local regulation of pet stores "would facilitate inhumane puppy mills" and that without that provision he would have signed the bill.
Gov. Josh Stein issued a veto message for House Bill 96, saying an unrelated amendment added at the last moment bars local governments from regulating pet stores and "would facilitate inhumane puppy mills." The clerk read the governor's message to the House and returned…
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