The issue has also gotten statewide and national attention. More than 250 municipalities across the country have adopted similar pet sale bans, according to media reports. In February, the Georgia Senate defeated a measure that would have stopped local governments from banning the sale of dogs; a similar bill also failed in the House. In some states, that kind of legislation is called Petland Bills, after the Ohio-based franchiser of pet stores that have been active in supporting such measures.