Thanks Denise for the link w/ the current v. proposed legislation. Looks like if this passes, you folks in FL who sell the greater of 2 litters or 20 puppies will be raising your prices to reflect the increased vet costs AND to establish a "slush" fund to cover the 150% of the purchase price for the possibility of a puppy found within the first year to have a congenital problem. (PA is 25 dogs, 10 days disease, 30 days congenital defect, and up to 100% of the purchase price. Not that you want to see anyone w/ a problem, but a year is tough. Websters defines congenital as "acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity". Boy, over a year, if the puppy develops a problem, could THAT get interesting! Given that "your" vet issued a health cert stating the puppy was healthy and free of congenital defect, there's bound to be a battle of the experts...where my inclination to avoid any hard feelings would be to say here's your money back...up to 150% for veterinary costs???? Hmmmm....after what you have in the puppy before you sell it in the first place...could get pricey!) (Because the proposed FL legislation dictates folks be made aware of their rights, if I were in FL, I'd include it in my contract that they have received a copy of, read and understand bill # such and such. I do that now for PA because if someone hits 25 dogs sold and doesn't, believe it or not, it can be up to a $1000 fine per incident for individuals NOT being made aware of their protection under the law in addition to whatever monies flow back to them for vet bills up to the purchase price of the dog. I haven't ever made it to the point where I've reached the threshold #s for the PA Lemon Law but I still include it. It makes folks on the purchasing end feel better I think and if my vet and I miss something, I figure I'm writing a check anyway.) Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================