,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,thompson of          
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,animal ,welfare ,act to prohibit the   
issuance of licenses to certain         
individuals connected to dealers of dogs
 who have had licenses revoked1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,welfare of    
,our ,friends ,act of #bjai or the      
,,woof6 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on      
issuing licenses to certain persons as a
 result of license revocation  7a7      
,definition ,section #b of the ,animal  
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bacb7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7p7 ,the term immediate     
family member means1 with respect to a  
dealer-- 7#a7 a spouse1 domestic        

partner1 child1 parent1 brother1 sister1
 grandparent1 or grandchild2 and  7#b7 a
 spouse of a child1 parent1 brother1    
sister1 grandparent1 or grandchild4  4  
7b7 ,prohibition on issuing licenses to 
certain persons as a result of license  
revocation ,section #c of the ,animal   
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bacc7 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking 8,the       
,secretary shall0 and inserting 87a7 ,in
 general4--,the ,secretary shall02  7#b7
 by striking issued and inserting issued
 or renewed2  7#c7 by striking          
demonstrated and inserting demonstrated 
through facility inspection2 and  7#d7  
by adding at the end the following3  7b7
 ,prohibition on issuing licenses to    
certain persons as a result of license  
suspension or revocation  7#a7 ,the     
,secretary shall not issue or renew a   
license for the purpose of being a      
dealer of dogs to a person who is an    
immediate family member of1 or who      
resides at the same address of1 a dealer
 of dogs if-- 7,a7 the license is for   

purposes of operating a facility for    
dogs at a location that such dealer has 
used as a facility for dogs2 and  7,b7  
within the last #aj years1 a license of 
such dealer has been suspended after    
notice and opportunity for hearing or   
revoked pursuant to section #ai7;a7 of  
this ,act4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not apply to a person described in such 
paragraph if such person shows by clear 
and convincing evidence that a dealer   
described in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 will
 have no ownership interest in the      
facility for which such person seeks a  
license2  7,b7 will play no role in the 
care of dogs at the facility2 and  7,c7 
will play no role in the management of  
the facility4  7c7 ,prohibition on      
issuing licenses to certain legal       
entities as a result of license         
suspension or revocation  7#a7 ,the     
,secretary shall not issue or renew a   
license for the purpose of being a      
dealer of dogs to any person 7including 
a partnership1 firm1 joint stock        

company1 corporation1 association1      
trust1 estate1 or other legal entity7 if
 any person who holds an ownership      
interest in the partnership1 firm1 joint
 stock company1 corporation1            
association1 trust1 estate1 or other    
legal entity--  7,a7 previously held a  
license for purposes of operating a     
facility for dogs at the same address of
 the facility for which the license is  
being sought2 and  7,b7 within the last 
#aj years1 such license has been        
suspended after notice and opportunity  
for hearing or revoked pursuant to      
section #ai7;a7 of this ,act4  7#b7     
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a    
person seeking the issuance or renewal  
of a license described in such paragraph
 if such person shows by clear and      
convincing evidence that a person who   
previously held a license for purposes  
of operating a facility for dogs        
described in subparagraph 7,a7 of such  
paragraph-- 7,a7 will play no role in   
the care of dogs at the facility2 and   

7,b7 will play no role in the management
 of the facility4  7d7 ,ten-,year bar   
for suspension or revocation of a       
license of a dealer of dogs ,the        
,secretary shall not issue or renew a   
license for the purpose of being a      
dealer of dogs to a person if--  7#a7   
within the last #aj years1 a license for
 the purpose of being a dealer of dogs  
of such person has been suspended after 
notice and opportunity for hearing or   
revoked pursuant to section #ai7;a7 of  
this ,act2 and  7#b7 the license is for 
purposes of operating a facility for    
dogs at a location that such person has 
used as a facility for dogs4  4  7c7    
,revocation of improperly granted       
licenses ,section #ai of the ,animal    
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badi7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 ,revocation of          
improperly granted licenses ,the        
,secretary shall revoke a license issued
 after the date of the enactment of this
 subsection if the ,secretary           

subsequently determines that1 at the    
time of issuance1 the issuance of the   
license violated section #c of this     
,act4  4  #c4 ,regulations ,the         
,secretary of ,agriculture may prescribe
 such regulations as the ,secretary     
determines to be necessary to implement 
the amendments made by this ,act4 ,any  
such regulations shall be prescribed not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4