AB487 - Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State. (BDR S-1096)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 20, 2025) SECOND REPRINT A.B. 487 - *AB487_R2* ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 487–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES MARCH 24, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State. (BDR S-1096) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Increases or Newly Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility. Effect on the State: No. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to animals; directing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law creates the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural 1 Resources. (NRS 218E.320) Existing law authorizes the Committee to: (1) evaluate 2 and review issues related to natural resources in this State; (2) conduct 3 investigations and hold hearings; and (3) conduct studies as directed by the 4 Legislature or Legislative Commission. Existing law requires the Committee to 5 make certain reports to the Legislature. (NRS 218E.330) This bill directs the 6 Committee to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of 7 cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State. 8 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on 1 Natural Resources shall conduct a study during the 2025-2026 2 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in 3 this State. 4 – 2 – - *AB487_R2* 2. The study must include, without limitation, an examination 1 of: 2 (a) The acquisition of cats and dogs by retail pet stores for resale 3 in this State; and 4 (b) The treatment of cats and dogs by retail pet stores after the 5 cats and dogs are acquired and before the cats and dogs are sold by 6 the retail pet stores. 7 3. The Committee shall include its findings relating to the 8 study in the report required by subsection 4 of NRS 218E.330 to be 9 prepared and submitted to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 10 Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature. 11 H