Pennsylvania HB 1241: An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85), known as the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant Registration Act, providing for horses sold at auction.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1390
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1241
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, MADDEN, HOWARD, McNEILL, SANCHEZ, GIRAL,
HILL-EVANS, K.HARRIS, SHUSTERMAN, CERRATO AND GREEN,
APRIL 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
APRIL 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85), entitled
"An act imposing regulations and licensing requirements on
auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, auction companies,
trading assistants and trading assistant companies; imposing
powers and duties on the State Board of Auctioneer Examiners;
and making repeals," providing for horses sold at auction.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85),
known as the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant
Registration Act, is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 17.1. Horses sold at auction.
(a) Duty of auction company.--Before a horse may be sold at
auction, the auction company shall determine whether the horse
has an implanted microchip or has been tattooed or branded with
any identifying mark. If the horse has an implanted microchip,
tattoo or brand, the auction company shall post, on its publicly
accessible Internet website, all identifying information,
including any identification number contained in the microchip
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and a detailed description or photograph of any tattoo or brand
found on the horse.
(b) Limitation.--A horse may not be offered for sale at
auction before 72 hours have elapsed following posting of the
horse's identifying information on the auction company's
publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Required recordkeeping.--For a minimum of one year
following the date of sale, for each horse sold at auction, an
auction company shall maintain appropriate records which
accurately document compliance with this section, including:
(1) The presence or absence of a microchip, tattoo or
brand.
(2) The date and time of the posting of the information
required by this section.
(3) The date and time each horse was sold at auction.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in one year.
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