PennsylvaniaEquine dealers would provide disease test proof and keep records
If enacted, Pennsylvania equine dealers would need to provide test proof with animals they sell and keep related records for at least two years.
What it does
Dealers would need to ensure each equine they sell has tested negative for equine infectious anemia, with proof accompanying the animal. A limited exception covers young foals traveling with a dam that tested negative.
Dealers would need to keep sale, identification, and test records for at least two years. An out-of-state test must come with an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.
Argument forBuyers may receive proof that a sold equine tested negative for a contagious disease, which could help them check its health status.
Argument againstDealers could spend more time keeping sale, identification, and test records for each equine they sell.
More detail
A dealer must ensure an equine sold has tested negative for equine infectious anemia and that proof accompanies it. This applies to equines sold by a dealer, including a person who buys, receives, sells, exchanges, negotiates, or solicits transfers of domestic animals, including over the Internet. The test must be one of the listed tests conducted by a federally approved laboratory within 12 months before the date of entry. The rule does not apply to a foal under six months old that travels with its dam, if the dam tested negative. A dealer may use an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection, microchip, tattoo, or brand. The act would take effect 90 days after enactment.
A dealer must keep specified records for each equine sold. The duty applies to dealers and each equine they sell. Records must include identification details, the sale date and time, and proof of the test. For a test collected outside Pennsylvania, an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection must accompany the test. The dealer must also keep any other documents the department requires by regulation. The two-year recordkeeping period runs from the date of sale. The act would take effect 90 days after enactment.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 22Act No. 88 of 2026Latest
- Oct 22Approved by the Governor Josh ShapiroBecame Law
- Oct 21Presented to the GovernorTo Governor
- Oct 20Signed in Senate
- Oct 20Signed in House
- Oct 19Third consideration and final passagePassed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 6Re-reported as committedMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 6Re-referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Oct 6Second considerationMinor
- Sep 30First considerationMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Reported as Committed. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 30Reported as committedMinor
- Jun 26Referred to Agriculture & Rural AffairsMinor
- Jun 24Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 24Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 23Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23Second considerationMinor
- Jun 23Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 9Re-committed to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Adopt Amendment A03430. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9First considerationMinor
- Jun 9Reported as amendedMajor
- May 29Referred to Agriculture & Rural AffairsIntroduced
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