Florida House Bill 1481

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Pending: House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes presumption that breeding female dog is being used for breeding purposes unless certain conditions are met; requires dog breeder certificate of registration & dog breeding facility certificate of inspection; provides criteria for DACS to enter into cooperative agreements to conduct certain inspections; authorizes DACS to create risk-based inspection frequency system; requires DACS to create database on its website which contains certain information on dog breeders, dog breeding facilities, & retail establishments that sell dogs; requires DACS to create whistleblower program; requires dog breeders to microchip certain dogs; provides specifications relating to microchipping requirements & retail establishments; provides civil penalties; provides for enforcement; authorizes civil & criminal penalties.

Dog Breeding

Rep. Meg Weinberger [R]

Rep. Juan Porras [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-05	House	Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2025-03-04	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-02-28	House	Filed

H1583 (Related) 2025-03-05 - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
H1585 (Related) 2025-03-05 - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
S1830 (Similar To) 2025-02-28 - Filed
S1832 (Similar To) 2025-02-28 - Filed
S1834 (Similar To) 2025-02-28 - Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
585	007		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	71		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	711		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	712		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	713		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	714		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	715		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	716		Amended Code	See Bill Text
585	717		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1481
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1481/BillText/Filed/PDF