[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC<>New York Alert: Extensive Breeder Regulations to be Considered Tuesday, May 18
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New York Alert: Extensive Breeder Regulations to be Considered
Tuesday, May 18
[Monday, May 17, 2010]
http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_idA20
New York Assembly Bill 5507, known as "Charlemagne?s Law", will be
considered by the New York Assembly Agriculture Committee tomorrow,
Tuesday, May 18. Among its many provisions, the bill seeks to amend
the state?s existing definition of "pet dealer", creates a new
definition of "commercial kennels", and seeks to impact those
designated as such with extensive operational restrictions. The
American Kennel Club opposes a number of provisions in AB 5507. We
urge all responsible dog owners and breeders in New York to contact
the Assembly Agriculture Committee members listed below, and express
their opposition.
If enacted as introduced, AB 5507 will:
Amend the state?s existing definition of "pet dealer", to include
those who sell or offer to sell more than five (reduced from nine)
animals per year at wholesale or retail.
Reduce the current threshold of the pet dealer definition exception,
from anyone who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer
than twenty-five animals per year born or raised on the breeder?s
residential premises to 10 animals per year.
Allow the inspection of any animal facility, defined as "any area
built, installed, or designed to serve as a breeding or maintaining
area for animals".
Impose a variety of onerous kennel engineering standards and other
requirements on "commercial kennels", defined as anyone who sells a
dog to a pet dealer or sells or transfers more than 60 dogs per year.
These new provisions would like be extremely costly to responsible
breeders while doing little to help protect the health and welfare of
dogs.
The American Kennel Club strongly supports humane treatment of dogs,
including an adequate and nutritious diet, clean water, clean living
conditions, regular veterinary care, kind and responsive human
companionship, and training in appropriate behavior. The AKC also
supports reasonable and enforceable laws that protect the welfare and
health of purebred dogs and do not restrict the rights of breeders and
owners who take their responsibilities seriously.
How You Can Help:
· Attend the New York Assembly Agriculture Committee meeting
and respectfully express any concerns you have with AB 5507. The
meeting details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Legislative Office Building, Room 829
Albany, NY
· Contact the members of the Assembly Agriculture Committee
and respectfully express any concerns you have with AB 5507. The
committee?s contact information is as follows:
Chairman William Magee
518-455-4807
MageeW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Marc S. Alessi
518-455-5294
AlessiM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman George Amedore
518-455-5197
AmedoreG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Michael Benedetto
518-455-5296
BenedeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Marc W. Butler
518-455-5393
ButlerM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch
518-455-5741
CrouchC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte
518-455-5284
DelMonF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito
518-455-5454
DestitR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch
518-455-5878
FinchG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Tim Gordon
518-455-5777
GordonT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther
518-455-5355
GuntheA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Stephen Hawley
518-455-5811
HawleyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton
518-455-5444
LiftonB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Peter D. Lopez
518-455-5363
LopezP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Alan Maisel
518-455-5211
MaiselA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey
518-455-4755
MarkeyM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman John J. McEneny
518-455-4178
McEnenJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Bob Reilly
518-455-5931
ReillyR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera
518-455-5102
RiveraP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal
518-455-5802
RosentL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell
518-455-5545
RussellA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Frank K. Skartados
518-455-5762
SkartadosF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Al Stirpe
518-455-4505
StirpeA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Government Relations Department
American Kennel Club
8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27617
Phone: (919) 816-3720
Fax: (919) 816-4275
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