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Lawmakers debate SB535 to create 'residential breeder' class and ease home‑breeder rules
Summary
Senate Bill 535 would add a new 'residential breeder' classification and clarify imported animal rules; sponsors say it restores sensible rules for small home breeders, while animal welfare groups warn the language is confusing and could expand exemptions without data on enforcement or public‑health impacts.
Sen. Howard Pearl introduced Senate Bill 535 as a measure to define a residential breeder and to clarify how animals imported into the state should be treated under existing pet‑vendor rules. Pearl said the proposal seeks to ease onerous commercial standards that were applied to breeders operating within private homes and to create regulatory relief while keeping public protections in place.
Commissioner Sean Jasper said the Department of Agriculture supports the bill’s intent, noting that a 50‑animal threshold once…
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