Please check this out for yourself... give us feedback. S S.B. 1845 Statewide MSN - Bill filed, to be heard in Senate possibly tomorrow Section 830.000 and all subsections of the above bill are completely NEW language attached to the old Section 828. This will provide for STATEWIDE MSN as of September 1, 2009 in TEXAS!!!! With basically NO exemptions. Under six months, or with a veterinarian's waiver, or "with a permit" for dogs that will be bred. There is a very narrow exemption for show dogs being exhibited where they are judged against a breed standard. There are no provisions for hunting dogs, or other performance dogs to be left intact or for mixed breeds to be left intact. We are not sure if that language would exempt them IF they were left intact for the specific purpose of breeding, and then the permit would be required. The legislation also provides for a $300 permit which is to be issued by the local authorities (your local Animal Control...) per intact animal. Read it and weep. It was filed on the 11th. The Texas Senate reconvenes tomorrow morning at 10am, and the House reconvenes on Monday at 2 pm. I'm trying to figure out how to get an agenda for those days, to see if this bill will be heard tomorrow. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/SB01845I.htm -- Stormy Hope www,carpoc.org AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA GSDs, and more, clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================