S 4757
116th Congress
Senate
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Puppy Protection Act of 2020
Introduced: September 29, 2020
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897)
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Puppy Protection Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs
- adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care;
- appropriate and nutritious food;
- continuous access to potable water; and
- meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day.
The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897)
Committees of jurisdiction
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