Oh it is VERY bad....but I understand your sentiment. So, go ahead and send your entry - just don't GO to the show. That way LKC gets the benefit of your entry, but the city does not. As to it not being "very bad"... I beg to differ!! This is horrible... The new law includes the following provisions: Pet limits--3 dogs on up to .5 acre; 7 dogs on up to 2 acres and no limit on tracts greater than 2 acres. Revaccination/relicensing requirement for all dogs/cats removed from a kennel or cattery at any time. (Go to a show? Have to revaccinate) Prohibits use of invisible fencing for unaltered dogs. Requires 6 foot fence with one foot underground, 4 foot leash, and microchip for unaltered dogs. NOTE: THAT MEANS ANY REGARDLESS OF BREED OR SIZE. Mandates spay/neuter for any unaltered dog that is impounded for any reason before the owner can reclaim the dog. (Better hope you never lose your show dog!!) Requires vets to report rabies shot information to Metro Animal Services so that dogs which got a rabies vax but not a license can be impounded. Allows dogs to be impounded for "irritating" or "perturbing" ANYONE. (and once impounded MUST be s/n!!!) Prohibits ownership of ANY animals by anyone who has two violations within 5 years-no matter how minor. Requires reporting of all litters, including brief description of all puppies. Requires reporting of all sales of all dogs, with buyers name & address to be sent to MAS, even if buyer is not local. Requires dog license # to be published in paper in any advertisement. And so on. This thing is still some 94 pages long, even with all the strikeouts removed. Ginger Cleary Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind and the people that mind don't matter. My Ebay site <http://stores.ebay.com/The-Crafty-K9_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm> My Cafepress store <http://www.cafepress.com/thecraftyk9> Rome, GA http://www.rihadin.com/ -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Christiane Rudolf Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:33 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Louisville I just finished perusing the Louisville legislation that was passed, and it does not appear to be as bad as the original version I had seen. Some things I still don't like, but they apparently struck out a lot of the items that I thought were really bad. So I will relent and go to the shows. The kennel clubs have already worked hard to set up that show, and I don't want to hurt their efforts. I know how much time and money is spent on preparing for those. Christiane Rudolf, Tanglewood Farm, German Shepherds, Alpacas and a working/show Anatolian Shepherd ==================== ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================