Update: Sadly, this bill did not complete the legislative process prior to adjournment.
Bill Description: If this bill passes, the sale of puppies and kittens would be prohibited in open-air markets, on street corners, and in parking lots.[teaserbreak]
Pet stores that sell animals have to abide by animal welfare standards to protect the health and safety of the animals. However, the same standards do not apply to animals sold at outdoor venues, such as street corners and parking lots. The absence of effective regulations has resulted in animals being sold in terrible conditions — including unsanitary crowded pens or cages, without food and/or water, in extreme heat. Some are so ill that they die shortly after purchase.