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HB 849: Pet Protection

GENERAL BILL by Fernandez-Barquin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casello

Pet Protection; Requires licensure of pet stores; requires DBPR to adopt procedures for such licensure; regulates sale or transfer of household pets by pet stores; limits sources from which pet stores may acquire pets for sale; requires DBPR to conduct periodic inspections of pet stores & audit sales records; revises importation, sterilization, & reporting requirements of certain public or private entities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2021 House • Filed
12/16/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee