Pet shops; local regulation on sale of animals.
Summary
Local regulation of pet shops. Authorizesa locality to regulate or restrict by ordinance the acquisition,marketing, and sale of animals in a pet shop. Such ordinance maydistinguish between certain types of pet shops and include provisionsfor special licensing, inspections, reporting, or restrictions onthe sale of certain types of animals. The bill also includes variousexisting statewide provisions related to pet shops in the list of sections for which a locality may adopt parallel or more stringentordinances.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102872D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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