[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC-Oklahoma SB 1712 URGENT ASK GOV to VETO

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: the list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:28:16 -0700
Forward and Cross post widely, call your Oklahoma friends, tell them  
to contact the Governor!
Storm
from AKC
The AKC Government Relations Department expects Oklahoma Senate Bill  
1712 to be sent to Governor Brad Henry soon for his signature or  
veto.  It is imperative that all responsible dog breeders and owners  
in Oklahoma contact Governor Henry immediately and respectfully ask  
him to veto this bill.
Bill Summary:
Known as the "Commercial Pet Breeders Act", SB 1712 expands government  
regulation of anyone who breeds dogs or cats and who owns more than 11  
intact females of either species.  The bill?s vague definition of  
commercial breeder includes no time frame, which means it will require  
anyone who owns or co-owns more than 11 intact females over 6 months  
of age and has ever bred a dog or cat, even if they are not currently  
breeding their animals, to be licensed as a commercial breeder. The  
amended bill does not exempt sportsmen, and will also require many of  
those who maintain hunting dogs to license their hobby kennels as  
commercial enterprises.
SB 1712 will create the Board of Commercial Pet Breeders to enforce  
and administer the provisions of the Act; and will adopt rules  
establishing license fees, procedures and requirements for license  
application and renewal, conditions under which licenses are revoked  
or denied, and qualifications for registered breeder inspectors. The  
Board will also be required to establish minimum standards for proper  
veterinary care, treatment, feeding and watering, shelter and  
confinement, grooming, exercise, socialization, transportation,  
disposition of dogs, and other standards it deems necessary to protect  
the public health and the health and welfare of animals. Additionally,  
the Board will maintain a public directory of licensed commercial pet  
breeders.
Should SB 1712 be enacted, owners or co-owners of 11 or more intact  
female dogs will be required to be licensed as commercial breeders,  
regardless of whether those animals are being bred. Licensees will be  
subject to:
Pre-licensure inspection of facilities, the undetermined cost of which  
must be paid by the license applicant.
Separate licenses for each premise, even if fewer than 11 intact  
females are kept at each.
At least one inspection annually, during normal business hours but  
without advanced notice, of each facility kept by the licensee.
Additional inspections based on written complaints received by the  
Board.
License display requirements at the licensed facility.
License number disclosure requirements on advertisements, sales  
contracts, and transfer agreements.
Annual reporting requirements.
Record-keeping requirements for each dog maintained in a licensee?s  
facility.
Under the bill, the Board is required to adopt all rules by November  
1, 2010, and licensees are required to come into compliance by January  
1, 2011. Licensees who violate the act may have their license revoked,  
and be subject to a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/ 
or a year in jail. Those who interfere with an inspector would be  
subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and/or two years in jail.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Concerned responsible dog breeders and owners in Oklahoma are strongly  
urged to contact Governor Henry and respectfully express your concerns  
with the bill.  Phone calls are the preferred method of contact.  
However, emails will also be valuable.

             Governor Brad Henry
                         State Capitol:
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 212
                                     Oklahoma City, OK 73105
                                     PHONE: (405) 521-2342
                                     FAX: (405) 521-3353

                         Tulsa Office:
                                     440 S. Houston, Ste. 304
                                     Tulsa, OK 74127
                                     PHONE: (918) 581-2801
                                     FAX: (918) 581-2835

                         Click here for a form to e-mail Governor Henry.

Click here for a sample e-mail/script that you can customize and sent  
to, or use when calling, Governor Henry.

For more information, contact AKC?s Government Relations Department at  
(919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxxx

  
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