TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1818 by Patterson (relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

The bill would amend the Business and Commerce Code to require pet stores in certain counties to source cats and dogs for sale from only animal control agencies, animal shelters, animal rescue organizations, or qualified breeders, as defined by the bill. The bill would provide a civil penalty for noncompliance. 

According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the State court system is anticipated. 

According to the Office of the Attorney General, no significant fiscal impact to the State is anticipated. 

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact cannot be determined as the number of cases of noncompliance that would result in penalty revenue is unknown. This analysis assumes that number would not be significant and that implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.