Closing Puppy Mill Loopholes

Apr 04, 2023

Legislation needed to stop pet store owners from using dogs from pet breeders.

Just a year after the passage of the Humane Pet Store Law, which banned the sale of puppy mill dogs in pet stores, some stores and breeders have discovered loopholes in the law which allow them to skirt the legislation. A piece of legislation to close those loopholes has passed the state Senate is currently making its way through the state House of Representatives.

Senate Bill 1230 essentially excludes those who sell dogs at retail to the public from the definitions of