BILL NUMBER: AB 161	CHAPTERED  09/27/01

	CHAPTER  350
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 27, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 17, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maddox
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Koretz and Strom-Martin)
   (Coauthor:  Senator Karnette)

                        JANUARY 31, 2001

   An act to amend Sections 122045 and 122065 of, and to add Section
122065.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to pets.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 161, Maddox.  Dog breeders.
   Existing law establishes regulations with respect to dog breeders.

   This bill would revise the definition of a dog breeder, for those
purposes.
   Existing law establishes various requirements a dog breeder is
required to do with respect to housing and maintaining dogs.
   This bill would revise those requirements.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 122045 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   122045.  (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the
Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act.
   (b) Every breeder of dogs shall comply with this article.  As used
in this article, "dog breeder," or "breeder" means a person, firm,
partnership, corporation, or other association that has sold,
transferred, or given away all or part of three or more litters or 20
or more dogs during the preceding 12 months that were bred and
reared on the premises of the person, firm, partnership, corporation,
or other association.
   (c) For the purposes of this article, "purchaser" means any person
who purchases a dog from a breeder.
   (d) This article shall not apply to pet dealers regulated under
Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125), or to publicly operated
pounds, humane societies, or privately operated rescue organizations.

  SEC. 2.  Section 122065 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   122065.  It shall be unlawful for a breeder to fail to do any of
the following:
   (a) Maintain facilities where the dogs are kept in a sanitary
condition.
   (b) Provide dogs with adequate nutrition and potable water.
   (c) Provide adequate space appropriate to the age, size, weight,
and breed of dog.  For purposes of this subdivision, "adequate space"
means sufficient space for the dog to stand up, sit down, and turn
about freely using normal body movements, without the head touching
the top of the cage, and to lie in a natural position.
   (d) Provide dogs with a rest board, floormat, or similar device
that can be maintained in a sanitary condition.
   (e) Provide dogs with adequate socialization and exercise.  For
the purpose of this article, "socialization" means physical contact
with other dogs and with human beings.
   (f) Wash hands before and after handling each infectious or
contagious dog.
   (g) Provide veterinary care without delay when necessary.
  SEC. 3.  Section 122065.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   122065.5.  It shall be unlawful for a breeder to primarily house a
dog on wire flooring.