Hi-Line Living - Ladybug Bites: A fight for Keeley

Some troubles a local business owner is having with regulations has inspired a local legislator to step into the field of pet-snack regulation.

Havreite Keeley Wilson, who started Ladybug Bites in March 2017 to make and sell pet snacks is facing the threat of having to close her business after almost two years of operating due to regulation by the Montana Department of Agriculture, causing Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, to sponsor a bill.

Keeley's mother, Dottie Wilson, owner of The Infinity Bake Shoppe, said Keeley started the business after she graduated from Havre High School and was w...