LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak Tuesday afternoon in Palm Beach County.
According to a statement from the governor's office, DeSantis will be at Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee at 3:30 p.m.
At the event, he will be joined by Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Melanie Griffin.
The governor is expected to sign Senate Bill 2004, which was passed during the recent legislative session, to crack down on puppy mills in Florida.
The bill would do the following:
- Require the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses
- Extending the timeframe for which a consumer may pursue remedies for the sale of an animal certifiably unfit for purchase
- Require a pet dealer to provide copies of specified medical records to a consumer
- Requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop a list of best management practices for adoption and implementation
