HB 1241 — An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85), known as the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant Registration Act, providing for horses sold at auction.

PRINTER'S NO.    1390

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1241
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, MADDEN, HOWARD, McNEILL, SANCHEZ, GIRAL,
        HILL-EVANS, K.HARRIS, SHUSTERMAN, CERRATO AND GREEN,
        APRIL 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
        APRIL 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85), entitled
 2      "An act imposing regulations and licensing requirements on
 3      auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, auction companies,
 4      trading assistants and trading assistant companies; imposing
 5      powers and duties on the State Board of Auctioneer Examiners;
 6      and making repeals," providing for horses sold at auction.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    The act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.327, No.85),
10   known as the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant
11   Registration Act, is amended by adding a section to read:
12   Section 17.1.    Horses sold at auction.
13      (a)   Duty of auction company.--Before a horse may be sold at
14   auction, the auction company shall determine whether the horse
15   has an implanted microchip or has been tattooed or branded with
16   any identifying mark. If the horse has an implanted microchip,
17   tattoo or brand, the auction company shall post, on its publicly
18   accessible Internet website, all identifying information,
19   including any identification number contained in the microchip
 1   and a detailed description or photograph of any tattoo or brand
 2   found on the horse.
 3      (b)   Limitation.--A horse may not be offered for sale at
 4   auction before 72 hours have elapsed following posting of the
 5   horse's identifying information on the auction company's
 6   publicly accessible Internet website.
 7      (c)   Required recordkeeping.--For a minimum of one year
 8   following the date of sale, for each horse sold at auction, an
 9   auction company shall maintain appropriate records which
10   accurately document compliance with this section, including:
11            (1)   The presence or absence of a microchip, tattoo or
12      brand.
13            (2)   The date and time of the posting of the information
14      required by this section.
15            (3)   The date and time each horse was sold at auction.
16      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in one year.




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