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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 594
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR THE
SALE OR LEASE OF CAT S AND DOGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any contract entered 1
into on or after October 1, 2019, that is described in subdivision (1) or 2
(2) of this subsection shall be deemed void: (1) A contract to transfer 3
ownership of a dog or cat that is contingent upon the making of 4
payments over a period of time by one party subsequent to the transfer 5
of possession of such dog or cat to such party, and (2) any contract for 6
the lease of a dog or cat that provides for or offers the option of the 7
transfer of ownership of such dog or cat at the end of such lease. The 8
provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not be deemed to 9
apply to any payment to repay an unsecured loan for the purchase of 10
any dog or cat. 11
(b) In addition to any other remedy provided under state or federal 12
law, any person who takes possession of a dog or cat that is transferred 13
pursuant to a contract described in subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 14
(a) of this section shall be deemed the owner of such dog or cat and 15
shall be entitled to the return of all amounts said person paid pursuant 16
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to such contract. 17
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To promote the humane treatment of pets in the state and prevent
unfair consumer contracts for the purchase or lease of a cat or dog.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.; SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
S.B. 594