[ SHOWGSD-L ] !!!!!! Utah Committee to Consider Hobby Breeder Licensing TOMORROW (2/23)

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:11:14 -0800
listed below, but those in UTAH, please go to your Utah Legisation   
website and locate the addresses.    Please read this vague and  
draconian law!!!! and what it would require anybody with 6 dogs "for  
breeding" to do!!!!

Stormy



February 22, 2011

The AKC Government Relations Department has just learned that the Utah  
House Revenue and Taxation Committee is scheduled to consider a bill  
tomorrow that would define anyone who owns at least six intact dogs or  
cats over the age of six months as a “commercial breeder”. The bill  
would require all commercial breeders to obtain several licenses in  
order to sell, solicit or advertise a dog for purchase.

Summary:

House Bill 124 vaguely defines “commercial breeder” as anyone who for  
a fee “or other consideration” maintains six or more dogs “for  
breeding” and

1)      Sells, leases, trades, barters or auctions any of the dogs, or
2)      Provides the offspring of one of the dogs to another person, or
3)      Buys, sells, leases, trades or provides a dog to someone at  
wholesale for resale to another person.

This broad and vague definition could require Utah fanciers and hobby  
breeders to obtain the following three licenses in order to sell or  
advertise the sale of one dog:

1)      A business license
2)      An approved land use application from the land use authority
3)      A sales and use tax license

The bill would require that the licensing and record-keeping be  
handled by Utah cities and counties, yet no additional funding is  
provided to cover these duties.

How You Can Help:

        • Attend the committee hearing and express any comments or concerns  
that you have with House Bill 124 as introduced. The hearing  
information is as follows:

Utah House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Utah State Capitol
                  Room 445
                  Salt Lake City, Utah
Click here for information from the Utah State Legislature on  
testifying at committee hearings.
<http://le.utah.gov/documents/aboutthelegislature/TestifyingbeforeaLegislativeCommittee.htm
 
 >
        • Contact the members of the committee and express any comments or  
concerns that you have with House Bill 124 as introduced. Click on  
each name below for contact information:

Rep. Patrick Painter, Chair
Rep. Carol Wimmer, Vice Chair
Rep. Joel Briscoe
Rep. Melvin Brown
Rep. David Butterfield
Rep. David Clark
Rep. Tim Cosgrove
Rep. John Dougall
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Julie Fisher
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Wayne Harper
Rep. Eric Hutchings
Rep. Brian King
Rep. Merlynn Newbold
Rep. Jim Nielson

The AKC Government Relations Department will provide more information  
as it becomes available. Contact the AKC Government Relations  
Department at (919) 816-3720 or doglaw@xxxxxxx for more information.

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