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HB 79 Dog boarding establishments; group play requirements, penalty.

Introduced by: David E. Yancey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dog boarding establishments; group play requirements; notice; penalties. Requires an employee of a dog boarding establishment to be present at all times that a dog is able to have physical contact with another dog. The bill limits the number of dogs that may have physical contact at any given time based on certain weight classifications. Failure to adequately supervise dogs in group play is established as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also requires notice of risk of group play for dogs to be given to consumers. Failure to provide notice of the risk of group play is established as a Class 3 misdemeanor.


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