BILL REQ. #:  S-5282.2 

READ FIRST TIME 02/08/08.   

     AN ACT Relating to adulterated pet food; adding a new section to chapter 15.53 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds and declares that pets are important to the citizens of Washington and that consumers of this state have a right to be protected from unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the manufacture and sale of pet food. The intent of this act is to make the knowing manufacture or knowing sale of adulterated pet food a violation of the state's consumer protection act, which will subject violators to treble damages.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 15.53 RCW to read as follows:
     Knowingly manufacturing or knowingly selling adulterated pet food is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.