[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: MN Breeders legislation information
- From: Royal T Shepherds <gina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:31:05 -0800 (PST)
Hello,
I just received this on my Dog Law list.. Feel free to forward, you don't have
much time!
Gina
ROYAL T SHEPHERDS
http://www.royaltshepherds.com
Home of: Ch Covy Tucker Hill v Royal T's Edsel,CD,NA,CGC,HIC,OFA h/e/t/c
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If you have dog/cat breeder friends in MN, please alert them
immediately to a public hearing 1-27-09. Pet facilities bills for
dogs & cats. They want licenseing & inspection for anyone with more
than 6 breedable dogs/cats. They want you to be able to pass USDA
requirments to get a state license.
AKC has a legislative alert out: CFA has nothing on their alert pages
so far. PIJAC has sent out a pet alert pdf file. I'll try to upload
that in the files section.
http://www.akc. org/news/ index.cfm? article_id= 3713
Minnesota Alert: Breeders Bills Up for Consideration on Jan. 27
[Friday, January 23, 2009]
Two Minnesota Senate proposals, SF 7 and SF 201, each featuring
different breeder regulation proposals, will be heard on Tuesday,
January 27, by the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee.
It
is vitally important that all responsible dog breeders and owners in
Minnesota attend Tuesday's committee hearing to express their
positions
on these bills or contact the committee members prior to the
committee
hearing to express their concerns with these bills.
The American Kennel Club's mission includes working to protect the
rights of all dog owners and promoting responsible dog ownership. The
AKC strongly supports the humane treatment of dogs, including
provision
of an adequate and nutritious diet, clean living conditions, regular
veterinary care, kind and responsive human companionship and training
in
appropriate behavior.
SENATE FILE 7
Sponsored by Senator Don Betzold, SF 7 (click here for the bill's
text)
seeks to establish strict regulatory requirements for breeders, to
require inspections of breeders' facilities, and to impose
undisclosed
fee increases upon breeders. The proposed changes in this bill
include:
* Changing the definition of "breeder" to those who own 6 or more
intact adult females, defined as any dog over 24 weeks old, for
breeding
purposes and who are engaged in the business of direct or indirect
sale
or exchange.
* Limiting, by July 2010, the number of dogs a breeder may keep at
a facility for the purpose of breeding to 50.
* Requiring all breeders to obtain an annual license for each
facility they own and operate. Additionally, the statement must
include
the number of adult dogs and the estimated number of puppies to be
kept,
housed, and maintained at the facility for the year. Licenses must be
prominently displayed in each facility.
* Mandating all breeders to pay an undisclosed fee to register
their facility.
* Calling for the annual inspection of each facility, with no
advance notice required.
* Imposing strict requirements for breeders beyond current federal
and local laws and regulations.
If passed and signed into law, the changes proposed in this
legislation
would have a significant, negative impact on dog breeders in
Minnesota.
The changes proposed in Senate Bill 7 are impractical, costly, and
unenforceable: Most importantly, will not improve the quality of life
for dogs in Minnesota. It is imperative that breeders and concerned
dog
owners contact their senator and committee members to express their
opposition to Senate Bill 7.
SENATE FILE 201
Sponsored by Senator Steve Dille, this bill (click here for the
bill's
text) seeks to provide for the registration of, and standards of care
applicable to, dog and cat breeders in Minnesota. Substantially
different from SF 7, SF 201 seeks to:
* Permit animal control authorities to charge dog breeders
unidentified "reasonable" fees for registration.
* Define "breeder" as someone other than a hobby breeder, who is
engaged in the business of breeding animals for sale and who
possesses
20 or more intact adult females for the purposes of breeding.
* Defines "hobby breeder" as someone who is engaged in the business
of breeding animals for direct sale and who possesses less than 10
intact adult females for the purpose of breeding. It is unclear how
those owning between 11-19 intact adult females would be regulated.
* Require breeders to register, by March 1, 2010, with the local
animal control authority. Registration is required every four years
thereafter.
* Allow breeders the option of complying with USDA care standards
or complying with standards issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
* Limit investigations to only those instances when a formal
complaint alleging violations of standards of care is received by the
Minnesota Board of Animal Health, a local animal control authority, a
peace officer, or a feedlot inspector.
* Allow breeders 30 days after notification to correct any
violations found during an investigation.
* Permit seizure of affected animals only in cases where a breeder
has not corrected a violation after 30 days and only if such
violations
threaten the health and welfare of an animal.
AKC is concerned with several provisions contained in SF 201,
including,
but not limited to: the threshold discrepancy between the definitions
to
"breeder" and "hobby breeder"; the undetermined fee to be charged for
dog breeders to register with local animal control authorities; and
the
potential that, if breeders opt to adhere to regulatory standards of
care issued by the Commissioner, such standards may be unreasonable
and
onerous without public input. The American Kennel Club Government
Relations Department encourages all concerned responsible dog
breeders
and owners in Minnesota to contact the committee members listed below
and express your concerns about the provisions of SF 201.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
* Attend the Agriculture and Veterans Committee hearing on Tuesday,
January 27, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. and express your positions on these
bills. The hearing will be held at:
Minnesota State Capitol Building
Room 107
75 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
* Contact your State Senator to express your opposition. To find
your Senator, click here.
* Contact the members of the Minnesota Senate Agriculture and
Veterans Committee to express your opposition.
Chairman: Jim Vickerman
(651) 296-5650
Click here to contact Chairman Vickerman
Vice-Chair: Sharon Erickson Ropes
(651) 296-5649
sen.sharon.erickson .ropes@senate. mn
Ranking Minority Member: Steve Dille
(651) 296-4131
sen.steve.dille@ senate.mn
Satveer Chaudhary
(651) 296-4334
sen.satveer. chaudhary@ senate.mn
Lisa Fobbe
(651) 296-8075
sen.lisa.fobbe@ senate.mn
Joe Gimse
(651) 296-3826
sen.joe.gimse@ senate.mn
David Hann
(651) 296-1749
Click here to contact Senator Hann
Bill Ingebrigtsen
(651) 297-8063
sen.bill.ingebrigts en@senate. mn
Paul Koering
(651) 296-4875
sen.paul.koering@ senate.mn
Gary Kubly
(651) 296-5094
sen.gary.kubly@ senate.mn
Keith Langseth
(651) 296-3205
Click here to contact Senator Langseth
Tony Lourey
(651) 296-0293
sen.tony.lourey@ senate.mn
Steve Murphy
(651) 296-0293
Click here to contact Senator Murphy
Rod Skoe
(651) 296-4196
sen.rod.skoe@ senate.mn
Dan Skogen
(651) 296-5655
sen.dan.skogen@ senate.mn
For more information, contact AKC's Government Relations Department
at
(919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxxx
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