WOOF! Act
- Last Action
- 3/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- 2019-02-06Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-06 (00)
Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019 or the WOOF! Act
This bill establishes requirements to protect dogs from dog dealers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked in the last 10 years and certain individuals connected to such dog dealers. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from licensing such a dealer if the license is for operating a facility that the dealer previously used for dogs. Further, for such a facility, USDA may not license (1) the dealer's immediate family members, (2) persons who reside at the same address as the dealer, or (3) certain legal entities where the dealer holds an ownership interest.
Cosponsors (20)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Corporate finance and management
- Family relationships
- Licensing and registrations
- Mammals
- Retail and wholesale trades
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