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                          HOUSE BILL 2280

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Campbell, O'Brien, Barlean, Constantine, Ballasiotes, Cairnes, Kagi, Lovick, B. Chandler, Koster, Bush, Dunn, Haigh, Schual‑Berke, Benson, Ruderman and Edmonds

Read first time 04/02/1999.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Prohibiting the sale of the raw fur of domestic dogs and cats.

    AN ACT Relating to the raw fur and products that include the raw fur of dogs and cats; adding a new section to chapter 9.08 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.08 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) A person may not knowingly trap, take, breed, shelter, tend, feed, or kill a domestic dog or cat for the purpose of dealing in the raw fur, or products that include the raw fur, of a domestic dog or cat.  A person may not knowingly buy, sell, barter, or otherwise exchange for profit the raw fur, or products that include the raw fur, of a domestic dog or cat. 

    (2) Nothing in this section is intended to prevent a person or the person's agent from:

    (a) Killing dogs injuring stock, under RCW 16.08.020;

    (b) Taking into custody or destroying dogs harassing deer or elk, after an emergency has been declared, under RCW 77.12.315;

    (c) Purchasing, receiving, or reselling raw furs for profit, or dealing in raw furs for commercial profit, under chapters 77.15 and 77.32 RCW; or

    (d) Having a pet dog or cat stuffed by a licensed taxidermist, practicing taxidermy for profit, or selling an item produced by a taxidermist, under chapters 77.15 and 77.32 RCW.

    (3) The first conviction under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9A.20.021(2), and by a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred dollars per pet animal.  A second or subsequent conviction under this section is a class C felony punishable under RCW 9A.20.021(1)(c), and by a mandatory fine of not less than one thousand dollars per pet animal.

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