The Florida Senate

SB 288: Sale of Dogs and Cats [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Bullard

Sale of Dogs and Cats [EPSC]; Requires that additional information relating to the genetic disorders to which dogs and cats are susceptible be included in the written notice that pet dealers provide to a consumer at the time of sale. Redefines the term "pet dealer" for purposes of provisions authorizing a purchaser to return an animal to the pet dealer and receive a refund, exchange the animal, or receive a reimbursement of expenses, etc. APPROPRIATION: $82,669.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/3/2008	Senate	• Filed
  12/17/2008	Senate	• Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; General Government Appropriations
  3/3/2009	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00022
  4/1/2009	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 04/06/09, 9:00 am, 37-S
  4/6/2009	Senate	• Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00308; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00308
  4/8/2009	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/09, 3:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
  5/2/2009	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary

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• SB 288, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:44 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Agriculture (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  332010 - Amendment	Judiciary (Joyner)	4/14/2009 4:38 PM		Web Page PDF
  134996 - Amendment	Judiciary (Constantine)	4/14/2009 7:43 PM		Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/6/2009 9:00 AM	Agriculture	5 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  828.29	Dogs and cats transported or offered for sale; health requirements; consumer guarantee.

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