Petfax Act of 2020

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Bill Number

HR 5715

Introduced

Jan 30, 2020

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Topics

Animal and plant health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Animals Business records Family relationships Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Mammals Research administration and funding Retail and wholesale trades Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

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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.

Actions

Feb 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 30, 2020

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.
Jan 30, 2020

Introduced in House

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