North Carolina HB 441: Clarify Animal Welfare Act.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2023
H 1
HOUSE BILL 441

Short Title: Clarify Animal Welfare Act. (Local)
Sponsors: Representatives McNeely, Mills, and Setzer (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 23, 2023
*H441-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN DOG TRAINING BUSINESSES ARE NOT 2
CLASSIFIED AS PET SHOPS FOR PURPOSES OF LICENSING UNDER THE ANIMAL 3
WELFARE ACT. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 19A-23(12) reads as rewritten: 6
"(12) "Pet shop" means a person or establishment that acquires for the purposes of 7
resale animals bred by others whether as owner, agent, or on consignment, 8
and that sells, trades or offers to sell or trade such animals to the general public 9
at retail or wholesale. A person or establishment that provides dog training 10
and obedience services and that derives less than ten percent (10%) of its gross 11
receipts from the sale of animals is not considered a pet shop for purposes of 12
this Article." 13
SECTION 2. This act applies only to Iredell County. 14
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 15