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H.R. 5715 (116th)

Petfax Act of 2020

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Introduced

30 January 2020

Last action

13 February 2020 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Sponsors

Charlie Crist, Guy Reschenthaler

Subjects

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Source updated

3 January 2025

Summary

Petfax Act of 2020 This bill generally addresses the sale of animals as pets, including by requiring certain disclosures by a seller to a purchaser, prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts with respect to the sale of an animal as a pet, and restricting the licensing of certain pet dealers.

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Timeline

  1. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 January 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 February 2020

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

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