Hello all, I did make an attempt to go to the General Assembly this morning to speak against HB339. However, others driving on I-64 had different plans for me today. There were approximately 50 accidents in 1/4" of snow on the road, very humiliating for the drivers in my state. I got there too late, the vote was done, passed 6 to 5. I ran into Kathy Strouse, Coordinator for the Chesapeake Animal Control Unit. She seems to think that this will nearly double the licensing fees that we receive at Animal Control. I am not feeling very comfortable about this, but it has passed, and seems to be a done deal. Bob Kane was not there to speak against this bill, and sadly I got there too late. The amended bill information can be seen in its entirety at: _http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB339H1+pdf_ (http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB339H1+pdf) Laura Gilbert Chesapeake, VA New Home of the GSDCA Parent Club Office ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================