This is such a dangerous proposal for all animal owners!!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/akc-reiterates-concerns-dallas-proposal/
As previously reported, the Dallas City Council will consider changes to its
animal ordinances at its Wednesday, June 27, meeting. The American Kennel Club
(AKC) expressed concerns with the proposal, and encouraged residents and other
grassroots contacts to also share their concerns with the Dallas City Council.
Late yesterday, stakeholders received feedback from Council staff about the
legislative intent of the proposal, which was subsequently provided to AKC.
The AKC thanks Dallas Councilmembers, their staff, and Animal Services Director
Ed Jamison for their responsiveness to constituents' concerns. However, AKC
remains concerned with the impact of the proposed changes.
• Currently, Sec. 7-2.6 of Dallas' animal ordinances provides what is
required of an owner to redeem their animal from a city animal shelter. It
requires the owner to provide proof of ownership and to pay certain fees in
exchange for services. One of the changes under consideration tomorrow seeks
to add to those requirements that the fees are, "for services rendered before
redemption".
• Under the list of required fees is a $60 for sterilization. The
current law provides the following exceptions to paying the sterilization fee,
including if: (E) the animal is a competition cat or competition dog, (F) the
animal is a service animal, or (G) the owner of the animal has, or obtains at
the time of redemption, a valid intact animal permit. The proposed changes
remove those exceptions to the fee for service requirements.
As currently written, these changes can mean that:
• Owners who will seek to redeem their animal from a city shelter must,
in addition to any other required fees, pay $60 for sterilization, no matter if
the animal is a competition animal, a service animal, or is otherwise subject
to an intact animal permit.
• Because the proposal clarifies that the fees to be paid are, "for
services rendered before redemption", sterilization procedures will be required
to be performed before an owner can redeem their animal from the shelter.
For this reason, the American Kennel Club continues to urge the Dallas City
Council to maintain the current exceptions in Sec. 7-2.6 for competition
animals, service animals, or those subject to an intact animal permit. We
further urge all responsible dog owners and exhibitors in the area to contact
city councilmembers in opposition to the proposed changes. We continue to
believe that maintaining these exceptions will not hamper the City's goal of
its shelter maintaining "no kill" status.
Click here and scroll down to view Dallas City Council Contact information.
The American Kennel Club will continue to provide updates on this Dallas
proposal as developments warrant. For more information, contact AKC Government
Relations at doglaw@xxxxxxx.
Stormy Hope
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
GSDCA Legislative Liaison to AKC
California Responsible Pet Owners
SC Kennel Owners and Breeders
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