Florida S1004: Domestic Animals

What the bill says

An act relating to domestic animals; amending s. 828.12, F.S.; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; requiring the clerk of each court and county detention facility to provide the Department of Law Enforcement with such information; amending s. 828.29, F.S.; extending the timeframe for which a consumer may pursue remedies for the sale of an animal certifiably unfit for purchase; revising such remedies…

From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:

An act relating to domestic animals; amending s. 828.12, F.S.; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; requiring the clerk of each court and county detention facility to provide the Department of Law Enforcement with such information; amending s. 828.29, F.S.; extending the timeframe for which a consumer may pursue remedies for the sale of an animal certifiably unfit for purchase; revising such remedies; requiring that all financing terms be disclosed to the consumer by the pet dealer before the sale of the animal; deleting certain provisions relating to a consumer's waiver relinquishing his or her rights to return an animal; requiring a pet dealer to provide copies of specified medical records to a consumer; denying a consumer the right to a refund or an exchange for a pet sale under certain circumstances; extending the timeframe within which a consumer must notify the pet dealer of a veterinarian's determination that the animal is unfit; authorizing the consumer to initiate an action in certain courts for any contestation of veterinary expenses or demands of the pet dealer for a refund or exchange; providing for the award of punitive damages; revising requirements for a required notice to a consumer; revising the text of the required notice; …