[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC<>Wisconsin Alert: Contact Committee NOW To Express Your Concerns About New Breeder Regulations

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Wisconsin Alert: Contact Committee NOW To Express Your Concerns About  
New Breeder Regulations


March 18, 2011

This coming Monday, March 21, an extension will expire for the  
Assembly Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy Committee to make  
changes to improve onerous regulations for those who sell 25 or more  
dogs in a year that they have bred and raised.

In order for the committee to submit revisions to the regulations,  
they must either request an extension or submit changes before this  
deadline.

The AKC strongly supports the humane treatment of dogs. 
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/canine_legislation/position_statements/Proper_Care_and_Humane_Treatment_of_Dogs.pdfWe
 
  believe all dogs should be bred and raised in a safe, healthy  
environment, and support laws that ensure this without imposing  
burdensome and costly regulations or infringing on the rights of  
responsible dog breeders. However, he AKC has identified several  
specificconcerns http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_idC60#concerns 
  about these regulations and encourages responsible dog owners and  
breeders to also express any concerns about the proposed regulations  
before Monday?s deadline.

What You Can Do

Email or call members of the Assembly Consumer Protection and Personal  
Privacy Committee, and respectfully urge them to take up constituent  
concerns with the current version of the regulations before their  
action deadline expires.

Contact Information
Representative Keith Ripp (Chairman)
Email: Rep.Ripp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-3404

Representative Tyler August (Vice Chair)
Email: Rep.August@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-1190

Representative Richard Spanbauer
Email: Rep.Spanbauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 267-7990 or (888) 534-0053

Representative Dale Kooyenga
Email: Rep.Kooyenga@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-9180

Representative Kelda Helen Roys
Email: Rep.Roys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-5340

Representative Gary Hebl
Email: Rep.Hebl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-7678

Representative Elizabeth Coggs
Email: Rep.Coggs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (608) 266-0960

For E-mail: (Please indicate ?Dog Seller Regulations for 2009 Wis. Act  
90? in the subject line)

Summary of Regulations

Wisconsin Act 90, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act90.pdf 
  passed by the Wisconsin Legislature in 2009, regulates dog breeders  
who sell 25 or more dogs/year that they have raised, provided that all  
the dogs come from more than three litters. An advisory committee  
established under this Act has proposed numerous broad regulations  
regarding licensing and care and conditions. The AKC is very  
appreciative of several amendments that have been made to address  
certain concerns; however, some concerns still remain, including:

Vague, complicated, and expensive kennel standards ? The care  
standards include very specific enclosure requirements, where even a  
one-inch difference in measurement may require a different enclosure  
size. Furthermore, the proposed enclosure requirements are much larger  
than the USDA requirements, which would result in numerous breeders  
being forced to rebuild their kennels at significant cost, even if  
they are currently in compliance.

Extensive recordkeeping requirements ?In addition to records on each  
dog kept, bred, and sold, the licensee must keep the names and  
addresses of any ?home custody provider?, meaning anyone who ever  
keeps a dog owned by a licensee in their home. This could include co- 
ownerships, boarding, or other similar arrangements. While the AKC  
strongly encourages extensive and thorough recordkeeping, this level  
of detail is unreasonable.

Inspections of secondary facilities ? Many hobby breeders as well as  
?dog breeders? as defined in 2009 Wisconsin Act 90 jointly own their  
dogs with other individuals. As currently written, this provision  
could allow for unannounced inspections of private homes of persons  
not required to register under this Act.

Extensive requirements for transportation of dogs ?Anyone transporting  
a dog owned by a licensee must comply with extensive requirements,  
unless the dog is being transported to a dog trial that is less than  
five miles away. The AKC has requested that this section be amended.

Click here http://www.akc.org/pdfs/canine_legislation/ATCP16_FinalRule.pdf 
  to read the regulations.

Read the AKC?s Issue brief on Responsible Breeding Practices

Read the AKC?s Issue analysis The Value of Responsible Dog Breeders




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