Or we could crack down on actual puppy mills
To do something (anything!) about puppy mills, TN is looking to tax dog food:
Cat and dog food would be subject to a $2.00 per-ton tax to help defray costs of stricter enforcement against puppy mills under a bill passed by the Senate Wednesday.
The measure sponsored by Sen. Curtis Person would increase the penalties for people selling more than 25 dogs or cats without a license.
The bill would close what the Memphis Republican called a loophole that exempts breeders who sell directly to consumers.
May 25th, 2006 at 1:39 am
this isn’t about puppy mills, it’s about the state getting a bigger cut of the action.