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California became the first state in the nation to ban pet stores from selling commercially bred dogs beginning in 2019, a move intended to thwart shipments from puppy mills into the state.
California passed a law in 2017 barring pet stores from selling dogs, hoping that would cut off bulk shipments from puppy mills into the state, and it later strengthened the ban to make it ...
A USDA inspector reported 21 puppies “sprawled out and scattered” because they appeared “too hot and uncomfortable”, along with 14 adult dogs that had not received necessary veterinary care.
The bill was generally opposed by pet owners, breed clubs, [9] [10] [11] breeders of working dogs, search-and-rescue dog associations, [12] K9 law enforcement associations, [13] [14] organizations that provide guide dogs for the blind and service dogs for the disabled, [15] [16] California's agriculture industry, animal rescue groups, leaders ...
Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia passed puppy mill laws in 2008, and 10 states passed laws in 2009 to crack down on abusive puppy mills. In 2010, Missouri voters passed Proposition B, the "Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act", which establishes minimum standards of humane care and limits breeders to 50 intact dogs.
The California legislature in 2010 passed AB 1437, which required all shell eggs sold in the state to meet the same requirements, including those produced elsewhere. Proposition 12 closed loopholes in these laws by requiring the same for all eggs sold in the state, regardless of the form it was sold in (i.e. both shell eggs and liquid eggs ...
California first began requiring the records in 2014 to protect consumers from buying sick puppies and reduce the likelihood that dogs brought into the state have contagious diseases.
It was passed by the Senate as part of the 2018 Farm Bill on December 11, 2018. The House passed the reconciled Farm Bill on December 12. On December 20, 2018, President Donald Trump signed it into law. [2] [3] The law penalizes "eating cats and dogs with fines of up to $5,000".