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Associated Press - November 5, 2009 3:25 PM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would regulate dog breeders.
The Senate approved the measure 32-0. The Assembly approved the bill 96-0 last month.
Lee Sensenbrenner, a spokesman for Gov. Jim Doyle, says Doyle looks forward to signing the bill into law.
Under the measure, breeders who sell more than 25 dogs annually would have to get a license. The state would investigate the breeder before issuing a license and could suspend or revoke it for violations.
Twenty-five other states regulate dog breeders. Animal rights activists have been pushing for regulations in Wisconsin for years. They say the Wisconsin's lack of regulation makes the state a magnet for puppy mills where animals are often abused.
The bill is AB 250.
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