Democratic lawmakers were flanked by (adoptable!) puppies as they announced new legislation meant to block the flow of neglected dogs into the state. California prohibited retail stores from selling animals like dogs, cats, and rabbits in 2017. This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions. The lawmakers proposed three new bills: Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, introduced SB 312, which would require someone importing a dog into the state with the intention of selling it to provide a timely health certificate to the state Department of Food and Agriculture, and for the state to maintain an internet database of those certificates.

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