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AG> A> BREEDING RESTRICTION LEGISLATION
AG> A>
AG> A> CALIFORNIA: Senate Bill 621, amending current state law so that
AG> A> existing warranty guarantees will be extended to all puppy
AG> A> buyers, imposing a $250/year breeder permit,  require breeders
AG> A> to obtain a sales and use tax permit, and require submital of
AG> A> a "Notification of Dog Sale" form to several government agencies
AG> A> and the purchaser, will not be heard until the new session
AG> A> begins in January. The Animal Council and the California
AG> A> Federation of Dog Clubs are opposing the bill.
AG> A>   For more information, please call 1-800-AKC-TELL hotline
AG> A> and leave a message (include telephone number and area code).
AG> A>
AG> A> LOS ANGELES, CA: proposal submitted to the Animal Regulation
AG> A> Commission in October is a "Provide, Spay, or Pay" plan.  The
AG> A> new license fee structure would be $10 for surgically sterilized
AG> A> animals, and $35 for unaltered dogs whose owners participate in
AG> A> activities that promote and indicate responsible dog ownership.
AG> A> These activities include participation in conformation shows,
AG> A> performance, field or working events, therapy, professional
AG> A> performing animals, service dogs, law enforcement and guard dogs.
AG> A> The fee for owning an intact dog if one does not participate in
AG> A> a program to promote or indicate responsible animal ownership
AG> A> is $500.  The Animal Council and the California Federation
AG> A> of Dog Clubs are opposing this bill.
AG> A>
AG> A> GEORGIA: The State Department of Agriculture at a November
AG> A> Companion Animal Advisory Board meeting announced new regulations
AG> A> concerning breeding. The former regulations exempted breeders
AG> A> who "bred and raised" fewer than 30 dogs/year from the pet
AG> A> dealer licensing and regulations. The exempted number of
AG> A> sales was lower to 12. The new regulation further defines
AG> A> "raised" as the keeping of the dog until one year of age.
AG> A> Under this definition (bred AND raised), you can be exempted
AG> A> from the state pet dealer licensing laws only if you keep
AG> A> all puppies until after they have reached one year of age.
AG> A>
AG> A> NEW YORK: In NYC, Councilmember Kathryn Freed has introduced
AG> A> Bill INT. 321, calling for mandatory spay/neutering of all
AG> A> dogs, and an open-ended fee structure for licensing of
AG> A> unsterilized animals.  A November 6th hearing was scheduled
AG> A> but it was tabled.
AG> A>
AG> A> TENNESSEE:  The Responsible Animal Owners of Tennessee and
AG> A> local residents prevented the city from adopting a limit
AG> A> law and breeding ban.
AG> A>
AG> A> OTHER LEGISLATION:
AG> A>
AG> A> OHIO: House Bill 437, amending the law relating to cruelty
AG> A> to animals, has undergone several substitutions in
AG> A> committee.  The Clermont Kennel Club has requested the
AG> A> assistance of dog fanciers in Ohio to help effect
AG> A> additional changes to the bill.  Altho the bill has a number
AG> A> of good points, it also has provisions that may adversely
AG> A> affect responsible dog owners.  The Clermont KC is seeking
AG> A> changes such as specifically allowing "cropping, docking,
AG> A> and other customary animal husbandry practices," requiring
AG> A> humane officers to be trained in the law and animal
AG> A> husbandry practices, requiring search warrants before entering
AG> A> private property unless the animals are in immediate danger,
AG> A> and safeguarding other due process concerns such as
AG> A> eliminating the forfeiture of animals prior to conviction.
AG> A>
AG> A> FEDERAL:
AG> A>
AG> A> HOUSING BILL:  Letters are still neeed as House and Senate
AG> A> housing subcommittee staffs have begun work on conferencing
AG> A> their housing reform bills. The Senate language is less
AG> A> desirable as it talks about prohibition of "vicious breeds,"
AG> A> and some housing management organizations continue to
AG> A> oppose any pet provisions.
AG> A>
AG> A> Most of the really substantive reconciliation work will
AG> A> take place during the December recess, before Congress
AG> A> reconvenes in early 1998.  It is very important to
AG> A> send letters in Dec to the key conferees:
AG> A>
AG> A> United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510:
AG> A>  Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY): Connie Mack (R-FL);
AG> A>  Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
AG> A>
AG> A> US House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515
AG> A>  James Leach (R-IA); Rick Lazio (R-NY); Joseph
AG> A>  Kennedy (D-MA).
AG> A>
AG> A> ==========
AG> A>
AG> A> APHIS is expected to make a decision on the temperatures
AG> A> for the handling of live animals by air carriers by
AG> A> mid-January.
AG> A>
AG> A> Avrama & Shomer
AG> A> avrama@moondog.com
AG> A>
AG> A>
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