Federal / State Issue Tracking
Issue Tracking
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The federal government regulates a variety of areas of interest to the pet industry. PIJAC's focus is limited to those issues that affect acquisition, import, export, sale and possession of companion animals, including aquatic organisms for the ornamental aquarium trade. PIJAC also addresses issues related to the handling and care of such animals through promoting humane care and handling standards for any type of facility housing companion animals.
Legislative Bill and Regulation Tracking
Every year, PIJAC reviews legislation and proposed regulations at the federal and state level throughout the United States to identify possible impacts on the pet industry. The subjects of these proposals run the gamut, dealing with everything from licensing and taxation to restrictions on the ownership and sale of companion animals. Many of them are innocuous in their introduced form, and do not require immediate action by PIJAC and its members. Others represent serious threats to the ability of those in the pet trade to continue operating their businesses; a prompt response is critical. Still other initiatives may benefit the trade and are deserving of positive support. PIJAC tracks all of them to ensure its ability to act promptly when any meaningful change in status occurs.
PIJAC's electronic bill tracking system promptly alerts us to new legislative introductions at both the federal and state level, while our regulatory tracking system reveals rulemakings that may affect the industry. Each of the pertinent proposals is reviewed and evaluated for its potential impact, then assigned a ranking for future monitoring. Some justify a high priority status and are designated as "hot" while others do not raise immediate concern but must be tracked for possible amendments that could result in a change in ranking. Regardless of their ranking, PIJAC continues to monitor such proposals until a final outcome, whatever it may be.
