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MA H2019

To increase kennel safety, aka Ollie’s Law

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Introduced
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to kennel safety. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill, known as Ollie's Law, aims to increase kennel safety in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Amending the definition of "Personal kennel" to include 5 or more dogs, 6 months old or older, owned or kept under single ownership for private personal use, instead of the previous limit of 4 dogs. 2. Adding "personal breeder kennel" to the definition of "Kennel" in the law, referring to a pack or collection of 5 or more intact female dogs kept for the purpose of breeding and selling the offspring. 3. Requiring all persons operating a kennel to obtain a license, and granting the Department of Agricultural Resources the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for commercial boarding or training kennels, as well as commercial and personal breeder kennels, to ensure the animals' proper housing, care, and welfare. 4. Establishing a committee to advise the Commissioner of Agricultural Resources on the promulgation of these regulations and to annually review them. 5. Increasing the penalties for violations of the kennel licensing requirements. The goal of this bill is to enhance the safety and well-being of dogs kept in kennels by strengthening the regulatory oversight and standards for these facilities in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (59)

Brian Ashe (D)*,  James Arena-Derosa (D),  Jenny Armini (D),  Bruce Ayers (D),  Ruth Balser (D),  John Barrett (D),  Jay Barrows (R),  Natalie Blais (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Simon Cataldo (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Josh Cutler (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Carol Doherty (D),  Kate Donaghue (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  Pat Duffy (D),  Rodney Elliott (D),  Kim Ferguson (R),  Chris Flanagan (D),  Bill Galvin (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Rich Haggerty (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Vanna Howard (D),  Brad Jones (R),  Hannah Kane (R),  Kristin Kassner (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Mike Kushmerek (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Billy MacGregor (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Joe McKenna (R),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Sam Montaño (D),  Mark Montigny (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Jake Oliveira (D),  Steve Owens (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Adrianne Ramos (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Margaret Scarsdale (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Andy Vargas (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Tom Walsh (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4564 (on 04/22/2024)
(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2019
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2019.pdf
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