again, I will post when this legislative alert is posted on the AKC Government Relations Legislative Alert website Storm Friday, February 25, 2011 On Tuesday, March 1, the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee is scheduled to consider House Bill 1080, which would repeal the state law banning breed-specific legislation. Responsible dog owners in Illinois are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting or contact the committee and ask them to vote “no” on House Bill 1080. Read the AKC’s previous Legislative Alert for more information on House Bill 1080. • The hearing details are as follows: Illinois House Agriculture & Conservation Committee Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 122B Illinois State Capitol Building Springfield, Illinois • Click on the names below for the contact information for the House Agriculture & Conservation Committee: Representative Lisa Dugan (Chairperson) Representative Patrick Verschoore (Vice-Chairperson) Representative Jim Sacia (Republican Spokesperson) Representative Jason Barickman Representative Kelly Burke Representative John Cavaletto Representative Mary Flowers Representative Norine Hammond Representative Chad Hays Representative Frank Mautino Representative Jack McGuire Representative Donald Moffitt Representative Brandon Phelps Representative Dan Reitz Representative Wayne Rosenthal For more information, contact the AKC's Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720 or doglaw@xxxxxxxx If you would rather not receive future communications from The American Kennel Club, let us know by clicking here. The American Kennel Club, 8051 Arco Corporate Dr. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27617 United States============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================