Nebraska Restrictive Dog Breeding Bill Scheduled for Hearing

The Nebraska Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider Legislative Bill 427 on February 8.

Legislative Bill 427 seeks to further regulate “commercial dog breeders” in Nebraska.  Current law defines “commercial breeders” as anyone “engaged in the business of breeding dogs” and owns or harbors four or more intact dogs or cats, sells at least 31 dogs and cats per year, owns dogs/cats that produce four or more litters per year, or who knowingly sells or leases dogs/cats for later retail sale or brokered trade. 

With this low threshold in current law, LB 427 would require anyone who owns four intact dogs of any age to comply with strict engineering standards and breeder restrictions.  View the AKC’s previous Legislative Alert on LB 427 for more information on this legislation.

Click here to read the AKC’s letter to the Agriculture Committee.

How You Can Help:
 

• Attend the Agriculture Committee hearing and respectfully ask the members to oppose LB 427.  The hearing information is as follows:
   

  Agriculture Committee
  Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
  Time: 1:30 p.m.
  Location: Nebraska State Capitol
  1445 K Street, Room 1524
  Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
  Click here for instructions on how to testify at a committee hearing.
   

• Contact the Agriculture Committee and respectfully ask them to vote “no” on this bill.  Click here for a sample letter to personalize.
   

  Senator Tom Carlson, Chairman
  Phone: (402) 471-2732
  Email: tcarlson@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Dave Bloomfield
  Phone: (402) 471-2716
  Email: dbloomfield@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Lydia Brasch
  Phone: (402) 471-2728
  Email: lbrasch@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Burke Harr
  Phone: (402) 471-2722
  Email: bharr@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Russ Karpisek
  Phone: (402) 471-2711
  Email: rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Tyson Larson
  Phone: (402) 471-2801
  Email: tlarson@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Steve Lathrop
  Phone: (402) 471-2623
  Email: slathrop@leg.ne.gov

  Senator Norman Wallman
  Phone: (402) 471-2620
  Email: nwallman@leg.ne.gov

Contact the AKC Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720 or doglaw@akc.org for any questions or the latest information.

The Nebraska Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider Legislative Bill 427 on February 8. …