A Florida Democrat has introduced legislation that would ban dogs from sticking their heads out of car windows, as well as ban dogs from sitting on drivers’ laps and require all dogs to be crated when traveling in motor vehicles.
Florida Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book introduced SB 932, Florida Standard reports, called the Human Cosmetics Act. The bill’s summary states that it prohibits the “manufacture, import for profit, sale or offer for sale” of any cosmetics that have been tested on animals, while banning the removal of cat nails.
The bill would also require the state to create a publicly accessible website listing the names of those convicted of “felony animal cruelty; penalties for specified violations, etc.”
However, the actual text of the bill immediately states that it “prohibits a person from carrying out specific actions related to the transport of dogs on public roads”.
The bill prohibits a person from holding a “dog on the lap or allowing a dog to be in a position that interferes with the person’s control over the driving mechanism.”
It also prevents a person from allowing a dog to “extend its head or any other part of its body outside the window of a motor vehicle while the person is operating the motor vehicle on a public highway.”
The legislation requires any dog traveling in a motor vehicle to be “secured in a crate” and “securely restrained with a pet harness or safety belt” or controlled by a person who is not driving.
The bill also bans cat skinning, with the possibility of a $5,000 fine for each violation of the law, along with possible revocation of a veterinarian’s license.
The proposed law also seeks to ban the sale of rabbits in March and April, as well as at any “market, in private parking lots or in any open-air location, such as parades, concerts and festivals.”
Provisions restricting the sale of rabbits during Easter require shops to keep rabbits “in a separate area, off the sales floor and out of the view of the public, and to label each cage, kennel or enclosure with a sign which indicates that the rabbits are not for sale until May 1.”
Book was credited with sponsoring a bill in 2022 that also makes sexual abuse of animals a felony in Florida.
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