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AZ SB1341

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2012

Primary Sponsor

Albert Melvin

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 44-1799.71 to remove the population restriction from the unlawful public sale of animals law, making it applicable statewide instead of only in counties with 800,000 or more persons.

  • Prohibits knowingly selling animals on public highways, streets, parks, or adjacent public property, and on private commercial property without the owner's or lessee's express consent.

  • Exempts retail pet store sales, sales by publicly operated or private charitable nonprofit pounds, humane societies, animal rescue organizations, and educational or agricultural organizations from the prohibition.

  • Exempts rodeos, auction markets, county fairs, stock shows, and other sanctioned livestock exhibit events from the unlawful sale prohibition.

  • Establishes a civil penalty of not more than $50 for violations of the unlawful public sale of animals statute.

Legislative Description

Public sale of animals

Last Action

Referred to Senate JUD Committee

1/30/2012

Full Bill Text

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