[ SHOWGSD-L ] Sacramento CA ordinance - Action Needed NOW
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:43:52 -0500
From the Cat Fanciers' Association.
February 14, 2006
Appropriate forwarding is appreciated.
Joan Miller, CFA Legislative Coordinator
Sacramento, California Fanciers;
Please attend the Board of Supervisors' Workshop on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
(location and time below) to voice your objections to an extremely
punitive
unaltered animal licensing proposal drafted by the "Coalition to Stop
Animal
Overpopulation". Individuals from the Association of Veterinarians for
Animal
Rights (AVAR), the Animal Protection Institute (API) and other
organizations
are leading this initiative. Contact members of the Sacramento Board of
Supervisors to let them know that taxing breeders of pedigreed cats is not
the
answer to the County/City's pet population problems. This ordinance
proposal
will spread to other counties in California if it succeeds here.
The Animal Council (TAC) has posted a notice with a link to the full text
on
their website:
_http://www.theanimalcouncil.com/CurrentLegislativeMaterial.html_
(http://www.theanimalcouncil.com/CurrentLegislativeMaterial.html)
HIGHLIGHTS:
All dogs and cats must be licensed and the altered fee is $15. The
ordinance proposes mandated spay/neuter unless an owner holds an "unaltered
license"
with a $200 fee for each unaltered dog/cat.
There is a reduced fee of $50 if a cat/dog is registered with listed
associations and participates in two show events per year; and the owner
must be a
member of a breed club/organization. You must provide written documentation
to
County/City Animal Control. Cats have to wear a collar/tag.
A person could not physically transfer a kitten/puppy to his new owner
without displaying the license number of the kitten (if over 4 months) or
the
license of "the animal who was bred". No transfers (compensation or
otherwise) or
sales could take place in a "public place" (cat shows are often in public
facilities). Anyone who advertises must display the license number of
kittens
under 4 months or the license of the animal bred. Selling a cat/dog bred
outside the County/City limits requires providing source information (name,
address, etc.) to Animal Control.
The fine for non compliance of the unaltered licensing requirement is $300
per animal for the first violation, $500 for second or subsequent violations
for each animal.
Feral cat groups are exempt. The purpose of targeting and taxing breeders
who provide pets for many who want pedigreed cats/purebred dogs is to
finance
a sterilization fund. This blatant taxation, along with many other
provisions, would be detrimental to breeders of pedigreed cats.
ACTION:
Read the entire proposal and be prepared to voice your objections at the
workshop. Please let me know if you will be able to attend as we can
provide
you with general guidance information concerning breeding
restrictions/licensing. Local residents - send emails or faxes to the
Board of Supervisors so
they know this is a controversial and misdirected proposal.
Joan Miller
CFA Legislative Coordinator
JMillerArt@xxxxxxx
www.cfa.org
********************
From The Animal Council (TAC):
"COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO where an activist coalition has been plotting a
high-fee ordinance ($200 unaltered) for the last year will be holding a
workshop
with the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, February 21st,
at
2:30 pm, in the Board Chambers, 700 H St., Sacramento to advance its
"Animal
Overpopulation Ordinance" into the legislative process as the first step of
its plan to enact ordinances throughout the region. Read the Coalition to
Stop Animal Overpopulation's proposal.
Contact the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and ask them to reject
this proposal. Local residents should attend the meeting. "
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
District 1 - Roger Dickinson
700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento CA 95814
_dickinsonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:dickinsonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
(916) 874-5485 (916) 874-7593 FAX
District 2 - Illa Collin
700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento CA 95814
_Collini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Collini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
(916) 874-5481 (916) 874-7593 FAX
District 3 - Susan Peters
700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento CA 95814
_susanpeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:susanpeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
(916) 874-5471 (916) 874-7593 FAX
District 4 - Chair, Roberta MacGlashan 700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento CA 95814
_macglashanr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:macglashanr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
(916) 874-5491 (916) 874-7593 FAX
District 5 - Vice Chair, Don Nottoli,
700 H Street, Suite 2450
Sacramento CA 95814
_nottolid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:nottolid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
(916) 874-5465 (916) 874-7593 FAX
Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA
http://www.rihadin.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics
won't take an interest in you. -Pericles (430 B.C.)
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