,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91
 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4    
,l&rieu1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1    
,mr4 ,udall ( ,colorado1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 
to provide fur!r protection = puppies4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,puppy ,uni=m ,protection & ,safety   
,act4  #b4 ,protection ( puppies "u !   
,animal ,welf>e ,act  7a7 ,high volume  
retail bre$] def9$ ,section #b ( !      
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#bacb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7l71 by /rik+ rese>*4 & ins]t+ rese>*22 
7#b7 9 subsection 7n71 by /rik+ section 
#ac7;b72 & & ins]t+ section #ac7;b722   
7#c7 9 subsection 7o71 by /rik+         
exp]im5tation4 & ins]t+ exp]im5tation2  

&2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7p7 ,high ,volume ,retail ,bre$]  7#a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
,bre$+ female dog ,! t]m bre$+ female   
dog means an intact female dog ag$ #d   
mon?s or old]4  7,b7 ,high volume retail
 bre$] ,! t]m high volume retail bre$]  
means a p]son :o1 9 comm]ce1 =          
comp5sation or pr(it--  7i7 has an      
own]%ip int]e/ 9 or cu/ody ( #a or m    
bre$+ female dogs2 &  7ii7 sells or (f]s
 = sale1 via any means ( conveyance     
7includ+ ! ,int]net1 telephone1 or      
newspap]71 m ?an #ej ( ! (fspr+ ( su*   
bre$+ female dogs = use z pets 9 any    
#a-ye> p]iod4  7#b7 ,relation%ip to     
deal]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( ?is 
,act1 a high volume retail bre$] %all be
 consid]$ to be a deal] & subject to all
 provisions ( ?is ,act applicable to a  
deal]4  7,b7 ,exception ,! retail pet   
/ore exemption 9 subsection 7f77i7 %all 
n apply to a high volume retail bre$]4  
4  7b7 ,lic5ses ,section #c ( ! ,animal 
,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bacc7 is    

am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y &   
ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,! ,secret>y2     
7#b7 9 subsection 7a7 7z s designat$71 9
 ! second proviso ( ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by   
ins]t+ 7o!r ?an a high volume retail    
bre$]7 aft] any retail pet /ore or o!r  
p]son2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7b7 ,deal]s ,a deal] 7includ+ a
 high volume retail bre$]7 apply+ = a   
lic5se "u subsection 7a7 7includ+ annual
 r5ewals7 %all include on ! lic5se      
application ! total numb] ( dogs exempt$
 f ex]cise on ! premises ( ! deal] 9 !  
prec$+ ye> by a lic5s$ vet]9>ian "u     
section #ac7;j77#b74  4  7c7 ,ex]cise   
requirem5ts ,section #ac ( ! ,animal    
,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badc7 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 
7g7 & 7h7 z subsections 7h7 & 7i71      
respectively2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ !     
second subsection 7f7 7z r$esignat$ by  
section #ageb7;a77#a7 ( ,public ,law    
#ii-aih 7#ii ,/at4 #afde77 z subsection 
7g72 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7j7 ,ex]cise requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 

,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all promulgate /&>ds cov]+ deal]s t    
include requirem5ts = ! ex]cise ( dogs  
at facilities own$ or op]at$ by a deal]1
 includ+ ex]cise regulations t ensure   
t--  7,a7 ea* dog t is at lea/ #ab weeks
 old 7o!r ?an a female dog ) unwean$    
puppies7 has daily access to ex]cise t--
  7i7 all[s ! dog--  7,i7 to move       
suffici5tly to develop or ma9ta9 normal 
muscle tone & mass z appropriate = !    
age1 bre$1 sex1 & reproductive /atus ( !
 dog2 &  7,,ii7 ! ability to a*ieve a   
runn+ /ride2 &  7ii7 is n a =c$ activity
 7o!r ?an a =c$ activity us$ = vet]9>y  
treatm5t7 or o!r physical activity t is 
repetitive1 re/rictive ( o!r activities1
 solit>y1 & goal-ori5t$2  7,b7 ! provid$
 area = ex]cise--  7i7 is sep>ate f !   
prim>y enclosure if ! prim>y enclosure  
does n provide suffici5t space to a*ieve
 a runn+ /ride2  7ii7 has floor+ t--    
7,i7 is suffici5t to all[ = ! type (    
activity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 & 

7,,ii7 7aa7 is solid floor+2 or  7bb7 is
 nonsolid1 nonwire floor+1 if !         
nonsolid1 nonwire floor+-- 7,,aa7 is    
safe = ! bre$1 size1 & age ( ! dog2     
7,,bb7 is free f protrud+ %>p edges2 &  
7,,cc7 is design$ s t ! paw ( ! dog is  
unable to ext5d ?r\gh or become caught 9
 ! floor+2  7iii7 is clean$ at lea/ once
 ea* day2  7iv7 is free ( infe/ation by 
pe/s or v]m92 &  7v7 is design$ 9 a     
mann] to prev5t escape ( ! dogs4  7#b7  
,exemption  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a lic5s$  
vet]9>ian det]m9es t a dog %\ld n       
ex]cise because ( ! heal?1 condition1 or
 well-be+ ( ! dog1 ?is subsection %all n
 apply to t dog4  7,b7 ,docum5tation ,a 
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
%all be--  7i7 docum5t$ by ! vet]9>ian2 
7ii7 subject to review & approval by !  
,secret>y2 &  7iii7 unless ! basis = !  
det]m9ation is a p]man5t condition1     
review$ & updat$ at lea/ once e #cj days
 by ! vet]9>ian4  7,c7 ,reports ,a      
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
%all be ma9ta9$ by ! deal]4  4  #c4     

,regulations ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all promulgate any      
regulations t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be
 necess>y to implem5t ?is ,act & !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  #d4 ,effect 
on ,/ate law ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act preempt any   
law 7includ+ a regulation7 ( a ,/ate1 or
 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate1     
conta9+ requirem5ts t provide equival5t 
or great] protection = animals ?an !    
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act or ! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is ,act4