Legacy bill; Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Greater Minnesota Regional Park and Trails Commission provisions modified, acquiring land interests provisions modified, state parks added to and deleted from, land sales and conveyances authorized, money appropriated from outdoor heritage fund, and prior appropriations modified and extended from legacy funds.

Summary

The bill bans pet shops from selling or transferring cats and dogs, while allowing them to host nonprofit adoptions without ownership interest. It requires detailed health and breeder disclosures to buyers and sets up $1,000 civil fines for violations, taking effect August 1 2026.

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