Update: This bill failed to pass.
Bill Description: If passed, this bill would require that pet dealers provide basic data about the animals to purchasers and to refund a consumer’s money if the pet dealer sells an animal that becomes congenitally ill or dies after being sold.
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This bill helps to keep consumers informed by disclosing where the cats and dogs offered for sale in pet stores were bred. Animals sold at pet stores often are bred at “mills.” These mills are facilities at which animals are mass-produced and then transferred to commercial venues for re-sale. Because profits are tied to the number of animals produced, these breeding facilities sometimes increase profits by restricting the amount of space offered to each animal, providing limited or no access to veterinary care, and offering minimal opportunities for socialization and individual attention. Sixteen states already have enacted so-called “lemon laws” — consumer protection measures geared to provide recourse to members of the public who purchase sick or diseased dogs or other animals from pet shops.