[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC<>CA SB 250 Moves to Assembly Appropriations Committee: Opposition Needed!!
- From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
- To: SHOWGSD-L <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:04:39 -0700
CA SB 250 Moves to Assembly Appropriations Committee: Opposition
Needed!!
Yesterday, CA Senate Bill 250 passed the Assembly Business and
Professions Committee by a vote of 6 to 4. The bill will next be heard
in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on July 15th. The American
Kennel Club did fax a letter of opposition to the Business and
Professions Committee, but our name failed to appear on the analysis.
The committee staff has informed the AKC Government Relations
Department that they were inundated with letters and were unable to
process them all. The Appropriations Committee analysis will not list
support and opposition; however, we still encourage clubs and
individuals to contact the committee members regarding their opposition.
Additionally, amendments that Senator Florez indicated in the Senate
that he would accept have not been adopted. He indicated to the
committee that he had them in mock-up form, but the committee declined
to take them up. Although we anticipate that Senator Florez will
present those amendments prior to the Appropriations Committee
hearing, we cannot evaluate them until they are in print.
The American Kennel Club opposes Senate Bill 250 as it continues to
use sterilization as a punishment for any violation of the animal
control ordinance and for failure to license. Strict limit laws and
unreasonably high license fees contribute significantly to people?s
failure to license their animals and these issues should be examined
when addressing animal control issues.
Finally, existing state law already requires that owners of intact
animals pay a license fee that is at least double that to license a
sterilized animal (Food and Agriculture Code Section 30804.5) and
provides for enhanced and graduated fines for owners whose intact dogs
are impounded (Food and Agriculture Code Section 30804.7). These
statutes are sufficient to incentivize owners to sterilize their
animals and to address animal control concerns with specific intact
animals who are impounded repeatedly.
This legislation will not improve the lives of cats and dogs, but it
will negatively impact responsible owners and breeders. Additionally,
by placing additional burdens on owners of intact animals, this
measuremay lead to an increase of animals in shelters.Concentrating
animal control efforts on dogs whose behavior demonstrates that they
are a problem for the community, regardless of their reproductive
status, would be a much better use of taxpayer funds.
What You Can Do:
Attend the Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing on July 15th.
Although only limited testimony is likely to be allowed, a show of
opposition is still important.
Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing
July 15th, 2009 at 9 am
California State Capitol
Room 4202
Contact the Members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and ask
them to oppose SB 250. For a sample letter to personalize, please
click here.
Encourage your club to send a letter. For a sample letter to
personalize, please click here
Mailing Address for All Assemblymembers:
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Appropriations Committee Members
Assemblymember Kevin de Leon - Chair
Assemblymember.deLeon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2045
Fax: (916) 319-2145
Assemblymember Jim Nielsen - Vice Chair
Assemblymember.Nielsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2002
Fax: (916) 319-2102
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano
Assemblymember.Ammiano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2013
Fax: (916) 319-2113
Assemblymember Charles M. Calderon
Assemblymember.Calderon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2058
Fax: (916) 319-2158
Assemblymember Joe Coto
Assemblymember.coto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2023
Fax: (916) 319-2123
Assemblymember Mike Davis
Assemblymember.Davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2048
Fax: (916) 319-2148
Assemblymember Michael D. Duvall
Assemblymember.Duvall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2072
Fax: (916) 319-2172
Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes
Assemblymember.fuentes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2039
Fax: (916) 319-2139
Assemblymember Isadore Hall III
Assemblymember.Hall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2052
Fax: (916) 319-2152
Assemblymember Diane L. Harkey
Assemblymember.Harkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2073
Fax: (916) 319-2173
Assemblymember Jeff Miller
Assemblymember.Miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2071
Fax: (916) 319-2171
Assemblymember John A. Pérez
Assemblymember.John.Perez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2046
Fax: (916) 319-2146
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
Assemblymember.Skinner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2014
Fax: (916) 319-2114
Assemblymember Jose Solorio
Assemblymember.solorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2069
Fax: (916) 319-2169
Assemblymember Audra Strickland
Assemblymember.strickland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2037
Fax: (916) 319-2137
Assemblymember Tom Torlakson
Assemblymember.Torlakson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (916) 319-2011
Fax: (916) 319-2111
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