SB916
Local ordinances; regulation of pet shops.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Sale of dogs and cats by pet shops; consumer education; work group; report.
Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to convene a work group to analyze and evaluate currently collected data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops to identify what information a pet shop shall make available to a prospective dog or cat owner. The ... (More) bill requires the work group to include representatives from animal welfare organizations, pet shops that sell dogs and cats, and any other relevant stakeholders the Department deems appropriate. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2025. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103882D
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25104958D-S1
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB916S1
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/07/2025 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/12/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
