West Virginia House Bill 2843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-19 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

The purpose of this bill is to define a commercial dog breeder as any person who maintains twenty or more adult dogs for the purpose of the sale of their offspring as companion animals. The bill requires a commercial dog breeder to obtain a valid business license. The bill provides limitations for how many dogs a commercial dog breeder can maintain; when a commercial dog breeder may breed female dogs; how a commercial dog breeder may dispose of dogs; requires them to maintain records of animal sales, purchases, breeding history and veterinary care. The bill further provides that the Commissioner of Agriculture, any consulting veterinarians or any animal control officer may inspect the facilities of a commercial dog breeder. The bill also provides that any violation of this section is a misdemeanor subject to a fine of not more than $2,500 or a jail term of not more than one year or both.

Relating to commercial dog breeding operations

Del. Tom Azinger [R]	Del. Roy Givens [D]	Del. Virginia Mahan [D]	Del. Nancy Peoples Guthrie [D]
Del. Daniel Poling [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-19		To House Judiciary
2009-03-19		With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2009-02-26		To House Agriculture
2009-02-26		Introduced in House
2009-02-26		To Agriculture then Judiciary
2009-02-26		Filed for introduction

SB447 (Same As) 2009-03-04 - To Agriculture

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	20	26	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2843&year=2009&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill