Originally posted by catnapper
I think its a step in the right direction. I think it is not perfect in the way its written, but the kinks can be worked out once the law is implemented. I think they need to have more power to go in and close down the BYB and take away pets from irresponsible owners. There needs to be a database with names and addresses, etc of both BYB and irresponsible pet owners so that once the pets are removed from them, they can't just go and find another pet to replace them -- nobody will adopt to them because they are on the "no adopt" list, etc.

I'm not sure, but would the homeowner have to pay anything to register and license their already neutered/spayed pet?
Yes, but it's not much...I think that it is $12. They said they're going to go through the classified ads to find the breeders and follow up to make sure they have licenses.