1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2017 or the WOOF! Act . 2. Prohibition on issuing licenses to certain persons as a result of license revocation (a) Definition Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) The term immediate family member means, with respect to a dealer— (1) a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild; and (2) a spouse of a child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild. . (b) Prohibition on issuing licenses to certain persons as a result of license revocation Section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2133 ) is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary shall” and inserting “(a) In general .—The Secretary shall”; (2) by striking issued and inserting issued or renewed ; (3) by striking demonstrated and inserting demonstrated through facility inspection ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (b) Prohibition on issuing licenses to certain persons as a result of license suspension or revocation (1) The Secretary shall not issue or renew a license for the purpose of being a dealer of dogs to a person who is an immediate family member of, or who resides at the same address of, a dealer of dogs if— (A) the license is for purposes of operating a facility for dogs at a location that such dealer has used as a facility for dogs; and (B) within the last 10 years, a license of such dealer has been suspended after notice and opportunity for hearing or revoked pursuant to section 19(a) of this Act. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person described in such paragraph if such person shows by clear and convincing evidence that a dealer described in paragraph (1)— (A) will have no ownership interest in the facility for which such person seeks a license; (B) will play no role in the care of dogs at the facility