Bill > S1830

Introduced Session

An act relating to dog breeding; creating part III of ch. 585, F.S., entitled “Dog Breeding”; creating s. 585.71, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 585.711, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 585.712, F.S.; providing construction; providing a presumption that a breeding female dog is being used for breeding purposes unless certain conditions are met; creating s. 585.713, F.S.; requiring dog breeders to apply for and obtain a certification of registration from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring that the certificate of registration be renewed annually; requiring the department to notify a certificateholder in writing of the date for renewal; authorizing the department to assess late filing penalties and to extend a renewal date for a specified number of days; requiring the department to issue certificates of inspection for dog breeding facilities that meet certain requirements and rules; requiring dog breeders and dog breeding facilities to post conspicuously their certificates of registration and inspection; creating s. 585.714, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring the department to consult with certain entities in creating rules for standards of care; providing specified criteria for such rules; requiring the department to adopt and publish rules governing the application for and issuance, suspension and revocation of certificates of registration and inspection; authorizing the department to enter and inspect any dog breeding facility; requiring probable cause for such entry; authorizing the department to take certain enforcement actions against a dog breeder or dog breeding facility; authorizing the department to suspend or revoke certificates of registration and inspection under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to assess fines; authorizing the department to enter into cooperative agreements to conduct such inspections; authorizing the department to create a risk-based inspection frequency system; requiring the department to create a publicly available database on the department’s website which contains certain information on dog breeders, dog breeding facilities, and retail establishments that sell dogs; requiring the department to create a whistleblower program for reporting violations; creating s. 585.715, F.S.; requiring dog breeders to microchip certain dogs; requiring that such microchips be registered with the department; requiring a retail establishment that sells dogs to post conspicuously certain certificates of registration and inspection; prohibiting a retail establishment from selling or accepting for sale dogs that do not meet the microchipping requirements; requiring a retail establishment to provide a certificate of veterinary inspection for each dog offered for sale; providing civil penalties; creating s. 585.716, F.S.; prohibiting the transfer of dogs for consideration in specified outdoor spaces; providing applicability; creating s. 585.717, F.S.; providing for enforcement; authorizing civil and criminal penalties; authorizing law enforcement agencies to enter into an agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a specified purpose; amending s. 585.007, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Jonathan Martin (R)*, 

Died in Agriculture (on 06/16/2025)

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