Do these folks not know the meaning of "restraint of trade"???? Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com> "Laws against something 'that other guy' does will eventually get US because we are all someone's 'other guy.' " Walt Hutchens,2007 -----Original Message----- http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05608&sh=t S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K _____________________________________________________________________ ___ 5608 2007-2008 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 25, 2007 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of dogs born on puppy farms by pet dealers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 753-f to read as follows: 3 S 753-F. PROHIBITION OF SALE OF DOGS BORN ON PUPPY FARMS. 1. FOR THE 4 PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION "PUPPY FARM" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS WHICH BREEDS 5 DOGS FOR SALE TO PET DEALERS AND OTHERS AND SELLS MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE 6 DOGS BRED BY SAID BUSINESS WHICH ARE PUPPIES TO DEALERS AND OTHERS FOR 7 THE PURPOSE OF RESALE TO OTHERS. 8 2. A PET DEALER OR OTHER PERSON SHALL NOT SELL A DOG BRED ON A PUPPY 9 FARM WHICH WAS PURCHASED OR RECEIVED BY SUCH PET DEALER OR OTHER PERSON 10 FROM A PUPPY FARM. 11 S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets { } is old law to be omitted. LBD11680-0 1-7 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 2:57 PM ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================