[ SHOWGSD-L ] A report on the B&P Committee meeting AB1634, CA
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- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:14:16 EDT
Walt Hutchens"
Boy, I hope those of you who were able, listened to the streaming
audio from the AB 1634 hearing. It was a good intro to the sliminess of the
AR position and supporters. Levine is effectively hard core --
whether he believes all that rubbish or has just been bought, I
couldn't tell you.
Why is that man still in office?
The chair observed that there were a total of 229 (that would be 114
opposed, 115 supporting) signed in on both sides at the hearing of April
10th; Levine started out by observing that 228 people testified in FAVOR of the
bill. (There were actually only a few who were allowed to testify -- 3-4 on
each
side.)
Asm. Price asked about amendments; Levine said the bill was narrowly
tailored, that the problems had been fixed, that breeders refused to
negotiate.
Asm. Horton observed that S/N should be a local issue; her area San
Diego had rejected a MSN bill. She felt that education was the answer.
Levine spoke for several minutes and quite passionately about the need
for his bill in order to reduce the fiscal ($250,000,000 in costs) and
humanitarian (500,000 animals euthanthanized) impacts. He said that
he had worked on this issue for nearly ten years, breeders were not
willing to tell him what to do about irresponsible breeding (again the
statement that "I've never heard anyone say 'I'm an irresponsible
breeder'") and it was time the Assembly stepped up to the problem.
The bill was voted out (passed); I think the vote was about 7:2 with one or
two absent. The vote was announced by name but I wasn't fast enough writing and
the chair didn't give the total -- just "The bill is out." Bill Maze was
(remember our 'good guy'?) among those absent.
Don't take my word on the vote count -- it is only approximate.
Next stop -- if I understand things correctly -- the Appropriations
Committee.
Walt Hutchens
Timbreblue Whippets
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Stormy Hope
California Federation of Dog Clubs
www.cfodconline.org
S.P. Region GSDCA RALEEF Representative
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