HLS 15RS-3560 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 847 (Substitute for House Bill No. 710 by Representative Carmody)
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ANIMALS/DOGS: Provides relative to the application for kennel licenses by certain
commercial dog breeders
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2772(I) and to enact R.S. 3:2772(J), relative to dog breeders;
3 to require an applicant for initial or renewal kennel license to provide certain
4 information to obtain such license; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 3:2772(I) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 3:2772(J) is
7hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2772. Dog, cat, and kennel licenses fee and certificate; records
9 * * *
10 I. At the time of application for an initial or renewal kennel license, an
11 applicant shall provide the governing body of the parish or municipality with a
12 statement that is signed and dated and includes both of the following:
13 (1) The applicant's Class A or Class B animal dealer's license number issued
14 by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to provisions of the federal
15 Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., or the reason the applicant is not
16 required to hold either license.
17 (2) The applicant's sales tax identification number or the reason the applicant
18 is not required to have a sales tax identification number.
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HB NO. 847
1 J. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of
2 a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred
3 dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 847 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Carmody
Abstract: Requires that an applicant for an initial or renewal kennel license provide the
governing body of a parish or municipality with his federal license number and sales
tax identification number or provide the reason that such information is not required.
Proposed law requires any applicant for an initial or renewal kennel license to provide a
signed statement indicating the following:
(1)The applicant's Class A or Class B animal dealer's license number issued by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture pursuant to provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act,
7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., or the reason the applicant is not required to hold's such
license.
(2) The applicant's sales tax identification number or the reason the applicant is not
required to have a sales tax identification number.
(Amends R.S. 3:2772(I); Adds R.S. 3:2772(J))
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