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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  That rationale seems like a real stretch. The stated intent of the bill is to go after puppy mills. Why involve the small breeder? If you're going after sharks, why use a minnow net? This bill should be called what it is, a breeder registration bill, not a puppy mill bill. |
Because sharks can disguise themselves as minnows.
I don't think the bill has any specific name, except House Bill 1468, but here's the synopsis:
Synopsis: Animal cruelty and commercial dog breeders. Authorizes the court, as a condition of bail or parole, or the parole board, as a condition of parole, to prohibit a person from owning, harboring, or training an animal, and, if the person is prohibited from having direct or indirect contact with an individual, from having direct or indirect contact with any animal belonging to the individual. Establishes commercial dog breeder regulations including: (1) requiring commercial dog breeders to register with the state board of animal health; and (2) establishing standards for premises where dogs are kept and conditions in which dogs are kept. Requires commercial dog breeders to refund the purchase price of a dog sold by the breeder to a purchaser under certain circumstances. Requires pet dealers to maintain certain records Provides that a veterinarian or registered veterinary technician may report a suspected incident of animal cruelty under the law concerning offenses relating to animals to a law enforcement officer. Provides that a person neglects an animal if the person fails to provide reasonable medical care for an animal's injury or illness. Broadens the definition of torturing an animal by administering poison by applying the definition to all vertebrate animals. (Current law applies only to dogs or cats.) Makes abandoning or neglecting an animal a Class A misdemeanor, and enhances the penalty to a Class D felony if the person has a prior conviction. Makes it killing a domestic animal, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to knowingly or intentionally kill a domestic animal without the consent of the owner of the domestic animal. Makes the offense a Class D felony if the person knew or reasonably should have known the domestic animal was located on real property that was owned by: (1) the owner of the domestic animal; or (2) a person who keeps domestic animals on the real property for the purpose of breeding, boarding, or training domestic animals.
House Bill 1468
Then it goes about defining the terms of Commercial breeder and Pet Dealer. Maybe the number of dogs a person can sell a year is too low, 6, before a person is defined as a Pet Dealer, but remember the requirement is only that you keep the name and address of the people you sell or buy the puppies, and also the vet records. Why would this be difficult?