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2014 SESSION
SB 228 Pet dealers; reimbursement of certain veterinary fees to consumer.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Pet dealers; diseased animals; veterinary certificate. Requires a pet dealer to reimburse certain veterinary fees when a consumer returns or retains a diseased dog or cat that has been certified by a veterinarian as being unfit for purchase. Current law requires the pet dealer to refund the purchase price or exchange the unfit pet for a pet of equivalent value. The bill extends the return or reimbursement period from 10 to 14 days in the case of an animal infected with parvovirus and eliminates the condition that the animal be described as pedigreed. The bill also requires a pet shop or licensed dealer to provide the identity of the breeder of each dog or cat for sale and incorporates information about the refund provision into the text of the required notice document. The bill requires certain dealers to record and post certain information about the breeder of each animal.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101219D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104335D-S1 pdf
- 02/19/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105134D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB228ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/03/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101219D
- 01/03/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/23/14 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104335D-S1
- 01/27/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/14 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104335D-S1
- 01/29/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB228S1
- 01/30/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/14/14 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
- 02/17/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105134D-H1
- 02/20/14 House: Read second time
- 02/21/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/26/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/14 House: Read third time
- 02/27/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105134D-H1
- 02/27/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB228H1
- 02/27/14 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 Senate: Title replaced 14105134D-H1
- 03/06/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB228ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/31/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)