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Bill would require pet sales to be regulated

If your dog has puppies and you want to put an ad in the paper to sell them, you may soon need to get a permit from the state. Backers of a bill now in the state Senate say it’s needed to control unregulated "puppy mills" that mistreat animals. But the state Agency of Agriculture says it can’t afford to enforce the new regulation. VPR’s John Dillon reports: