Our Primary Animal Bill: HB 1258
This Bill addresses pet stores and animal fighting. Specifically, HB 1258 addresses the following:
Retail Pet Stores:
Requires pet stores to post, on the front of the cages:
"The facility in which this dog or cat was born has produced:
(A) 0 to 2 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born.
(B) 3 to 10 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born
(C) 11 to 39 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born
(D) 40 or more litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born."
Retail pet stores would have to provide their animals with minimum standards of care
Retail pet stores would have to pay $25 per animal sold to the Board of Animal Health Commercial Breeder Inspection Fund
Animal Fighting:
If you have a moment, please call your senators and tell them to support HB 1258
Thank you!
This Bill addresses pet stores and animal fighting. Specifically, HB 1258 addresses the following:
Retail Pet Stores:
Requires pet stores to post, on the front of the cages:
- Name & business address of the breeder & the facility where the animal was born
- Name & business address of the broker, if applicable
- USDA license number
- All of this information shall be sent to the State Board of Animal Health (Click Here for the State Board of Animal Health Indiana Commercial Dog Breeder and Broker Program Guidance Document)
"The facility in which this dog or cat was born has produced:
(A) 0 to 2 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born.
(B) 3 to 10 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born
(C) 11 to 39 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born
(D) 40 or more litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was born."
Retail pet stores would have to provide their animals with minimum standards of care
Retail pet stores would have to pay $25 per animal sold to the Board of Animal Health Commercial Breeder Inspection Fund
Animal Fighting:
- Makes it a Class D felony to attend an animal fighting contest
- Adds promoting an animal fighting contest to the list of racketeering activity
If you have a moment, please call your senators and tell them to support HB 1258
Thank you!
