What is the purpose of NJ S3041? The bill’s primary goals: To ensure New Jersey consumers can purchase or adopt healthy puppies and dogs, kittens and cats from pet shops/dealers, small-scale breeders or rescue groups/shelters. To offer pet purchasers/adopters legal recourse should […]
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What You Won’t Know About That Puppy In The Window
Urgent – NJ Legislative Alert – Comments Via Email Needed By April 1, 2016 The Pet Shop Disclosure Law – S1870 The Pet Purchase Protection Act (Puppy Lemon Law) was amended last year to require that pet stores provide consumers with (1) […]
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More Teeth To Protect Pet Purchasers
Yesterday, Governor Christie signed NJ bill, S1870 into law. It will go into effect on June 1, 2015. This law establishes additional requirements, and penalties for failure to comply, concerning information to be provided to persons purchasing cats or dogs from pet […]
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Good Newz Tues: NJ Pet Pre-Purchase Info Bill Passes In Legislature
On December 18, 2014 NJ Bill S1870 passed in both houses: 74-0 in the Assembly and 37-0 in the Senate. The bill now must be signed by the Governor before it becomes law. This piece of legislation requires pet stores to provide […]
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