MA S175

Bill

Banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ban the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ban the retail sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits in pet shops. Exceptions are made for public or private charitable nonprofit animal shelters and animal rescue organizations that offer these animals for adoption, as long as the pet shop does not receive any fee or have a monetary or ownership interest in the animal. Pet shops are required to maintain records of the source of each dog, cat, or rabbit they acquire for at least one year, which must be made available to the Division of Animal Health upon request. Violations of this law would result in a fine of up to $500 per animal sold or offered for sale in violation. The bill would go into effect 90 days after its passage.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (31)

John Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Paul Feeney (D), Bill Galvin (D), Colleen Garry (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Bradford Hill (R), Dan Hunt (D), Patrick Kearney (D), John Keenan (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joe McKenna (R), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), James Murphy (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Maria Robinson (D), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2592 (on 03/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S175

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S175
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S175.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1773	To protect pets in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H258	Expanding access to craft beer	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2955	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H332	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H800	Banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops	Accompanied a new draft, see S2592	Similar To
S1017	Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S1064	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Recommitted to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development	Similar To
S1298	To combat V.I.P. syndrome to protect health care integrity and quality	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S24	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	New draft substituted, see S2294	Similar To
S2592	Reforming the sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S852	Relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S908	To protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from drunk drivers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S976	Reducing tobacco sales to minors	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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MA S175

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