To improve honesty in pet sales, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve honesty in pet sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCCAD9A53053740EA88E1304BD0EFF87A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Petfax Act of 2024.
- Section H4B326F5504B74E608FA183838FF1538D: 2. Provision of information to purchasers of dogs and cats In this section: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term covered dog or cat...
- Section HCF8836371DD54DA1BDBDD3C7A8588D77: 3. Unfair or deceptive acts or practices with respect to the sale of animals for use as pets In this section: The terms Commission and covered seller have the...
- Section H1AA73A10A7A74FE8A01704D872E68E38: 4. Prohibition on issuing licenses to certain persons as a result of license revocation Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended by...
- Section H37DB17EC688745C68B5C9A56B97D4BC1: 3. Licenses The Secretary shall
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve honesty in pet sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve honesty in pet sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ross (for herself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a person that— is not a dealer
any person that— is engaged in the breeding of dogs or cats
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