SAN DIEGO — Three bills designed to stop the puppy mill pipeline in the state have cleared the are now awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. The legislation is sponsored by the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS).
“These three bills are really extraordinary in that they really are directed at the consumer puppy interface, if there is such a thing, to protect the public from actually purchasing animals and not being able to control the contract, not knowing the condition of those animals that they are purchasing, and also not being able to get out of the contract if they need to do it,” SDHS President Gary Weitzman said.
Assembly Bill 506, introduced by Assemblymember Steve Bennett of Ventura County, voids contracts with non-refundable deposits or those that don’t disclose the pet’s origin or medical history. It also requires sellers to refund buyers within 30 days if the contract is voided…