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WA HB1976
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brandy Donaghy
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AI Summary
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Retail pet stores selling animals (including exotic animals) or aquatic plants must provide customers with an informational pamphlet prepared by the Washington Invasive Species Council
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Pamphlets must cover the threat invasive species pose to native ecosystems, problems from releasing animals with no natural predators, and how aquatic plants can harbor invasive species
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Required information includes options for rehoming unwanted animals, proper disposal of aquatic plant material, and a list of entities that may accept surrendered animals
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Pamphlets must inform customers of state laws prohibiting possession, transport, or trafficking of prohibited invasive species
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Creates a new chapter in Title 16 RCW (the Animals and Livestock title)
Legislative Description
Increasing awareness of the potential harm caused by releasing pets or aquatic plants into the natural environment.
Last Action
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
1/14/2026