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SB 103

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Domestic Animals - Retail Pet Stores and the Task Force to Study Canine Breeding Facilities and Sourcing Standards

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 448 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'retail pet store' to include a broker that transfers dogs or cats for resale by another person for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating retail pet stores; clarifying a certain prohibition on the sale of cats or dogs by retail pet stores; establishing the Task Force to Study Canine Breeding Facilities and Sourcing Standards to examine canine breeding practices and make recommendations by December 1, 2021, for any legislative actions needed to create standards for persons selling dogs in the State; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCallison, MindiBailing Out BenjiOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCallison, MindiBailing Out BenjiOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHovermale, EmilylobbyistHumane Rescue AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVYassin, SaraHumane Society of the USOral + Written (PDF)
FAVYassin, SaraHumane Society of the USOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for AnimalsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for AnimalsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVWaterman, ChloeIndividualOral
UNFSchmidt, RebeccaCharm City PuppiesOral
UNFHalpern, NancyFox Rothschild LLPOral
UNFSlovon, ErnestJust PuppiesOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGalvin, JoanKelley Drye & WarrenWritten (PDF)
UNFLikins, RobertPet Industry Joint Advisory CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLikins, RobertPet Industry Joint Advisory CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
UNFThomson, JeaneaPet Ownership Defiance Alliance-Maryland ChapterOral
UNFThomson, JeaneaPet Ownership Defiance Alliance-Maryland ChapterOral
UNFKreinberg, JoshPuppySpotOral + Written (PDF)
UNFKreinberg, JoshPuppySpotOral + Written (PDF)
UNFStrategies, JohnScience Based StrategiesOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMartz, TravislobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMartz, TravislobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFRobinson, CaronIndividualOral
INFOAbrams, HannaOAGWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHovermale, EmilyHumane Rescue AllianceRegistered for: Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership
UNFMartz, TravisRegistered for: Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
UNFMartz, TravisRegistered for: Maryland Automobile Dealers Association