New York Legislators are using this bill to alter the definition of a pet dealer. There was just a bill introduced this year A9576 that would have changed pet dealer from selling 9 or more animals per year for profit or a breeder who sells 25 or more born and raised on their property to OFFERING to sell as well as sell. Obviously people might offer or appear to offer more animals than they actually sell and I don't think that should count towards the licensing threshold. In addition the legislature has failed to provide funding so the mandatory inspections aren't even done. The current law and these additions will just create a new tax on pet dealers, breeders, groomers, and boarding kennel owners. The costs will filter down to the consumer and heck boarding costs are already too high for me. These bills will also require a number of vaccinations for your dog and cat before they are allowed to be boarded and require the boarding kennel owner to keep on record for two yrs all the info about you, name, address, length of stay, vaccinations, etc. It can be voted on in the senate at any time so letters are needed ASAP. Also we should be writing to the assembly committee opposing it. The link to the bill text is http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S02164&sh=t Link to bill notes and history is http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=s2164a to find your legislators and committees to write in opposition to: http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/ http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/home?openform Ginger Cleary He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine Rome, GA http://www.rihadin.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================