reimbursement shall not exceed the purchase price, not including
sales tax, of the dog. This clause shall apply only if the
purchaser's veterinarian determines the dog's illness can be
treated [and corrected] by procedures that are appropriate and
customary. The value of these services is considered reasonable
if comparable to the value of similar services rendered by other
licensed veterinarians in reasonable proximity to the treating
veterinarian. Reimbursement shall not include the costs of the
initial veterinary examination fee and diagnostic or treatment
fees not directly related to the veterinarian's certification
that the animal is unfit for purchase pursuant to this section.
[If, however, the purchaser's veterinarian determines the dog's
illness is incurable, only the options in clauses (1) and (2) of
this subsection shall apply.
For the purposes of this subsection, veterinary findings of
intestinal and external parasites shall not be grounds for
declaring the dog unfit for purchase unless the dog is
clinically ill or dies due to that condition. A dog shall not be
found unfit for purchase on account of injury sustained or
illness most likely contracted subsequent to the date of sale.]
(b.1) (1) If, within [thirty] ninety days after the date of
purchase, a dog purchased from a seller is [certified]
determined, through physical examination, diagnostic tests or
necropsy by a veterinarian [that the dog has or] to have a
defect or to have died from a defect which is congenital or
hereditary and which [adversely affects or affected the health
of the animal] renders it unfit for purchase, the purchaser may
exercise one of the options as provided in [clauses (1), (2) and
(3) of this subsection.] subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Remedies available under [clauses (1), (2) and (3) of
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