SB0705 Summary

• Amends the Animal Welfare Act to add "at retail to the public" language to the definition of "pet shop operator" to clarify that persons selling only animals they have produced and raised are excluded.

• Modifies the "dog dealer" definition to exclude persons who sell dogs at retail to the public or who sell only dogs they have produced and raised.

• Adds requirement that animal shelters have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

• Exempts grooming facilities and facilities holding dogs or cats for less than 12 hours for training purposes from the definition of "day care operator."

• Adds new definition of "offer for sale" to include selling, exchanging, offering for adoption, advertising, bartering, auctioning, giving away, or otherwise disposing of animals.