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Legislative Alerts for 2010
September 2010
CA SB 250 Fails Passage! (PDF)
August 2010
AKC Informational Update: Position Statement on Debarking CA Senate Bill 250 Fails Initial Vote: Help Still Needed! (PDF) Ohio Legislative Update: Alternative Breeder Bill Introduced, SB 95 Still Pending URGENT: CA SB 250 Revived- Action Needed Now! Memphis to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter, New Dangerous Dog Definitions & Fee Increases on August 10th El Paso City Council to Consider Numerous Licensing & Breeder Restrictions on August 10th
July 2010
Federal PUPS Legislation Information Update NC Victory: SB 460 Dead After Two-Year Run in Legislature
June 2010
NC Update: Bad Breeder Bill Will Be Heard on Thursday, 7/1 NC Update: SB 460 Hearing Likely Next Week; Calls Still Needed AKC letter to the Editor Regarding North Carolina SB 460 (PDF) NC Update: SB 460 Hearing Delayed; Calls Still Needed! NC Alert: Hearing on SB 460 Likely Next Week! Rhode Island Update: Contact the House Judiciary Committee TODAY Ohio Update: Senate Goes on Summer Recess; SB 95 Still Pending Update: Rhode Island S 2022 Passes Senate Your Legislators Need to Know You Oppose Breeder Bill SB 460
May 2010
Ohio Update: SB 95 Senate Committee Vote Rescheduled for June 1 Informational Update: Federal PUPS Legislation Introduced Georgia Update: Proposed Rule Change Will Not Impact Fanciers AKC Message to North Carolina Dog Owners (PDF) Oklahoma Legislative Recap New York Alert: Extensive Breeder Regulations to be Considered Tuesday, May 18 Hollister, CA to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter of Chihuahuas and Pit Bulls Louisiana Parish Seeks Breed-Specific Law Urgent Missouri Alert: Voice Support of HJR 86 Before Friday, May 14! Ohio Update: Senate Committee Will Consider Amendments to SB 95 on May 11 New Orleans Alert: City Council to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance on Thursday, May 6 Urgent Missouri Alert: Voice Support of HJR 86 Today!
April 2010
Oklahoma Call to Action: Contact Governor Henry Now! Oklahoma Update: Still Time to Call Senators! Urgent: Amended Okla. SB 1712 Heading for Final Vote Missouri Call-to-Action: Contact State Senators in Support of HJR 86 Today! Urgent: Oklahoma House Passes SB 1712 Passed. Voice Your Concerns Now! Oklahoma Update: Legislative Deadline Approaching Updated 4/20: New Orleans Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance Vote Delayed Ask the Ohio House of Representatives to Repeal BSL! AKC Letter Regarding Massachusetts Debarking Bill (PDF) Ohio House Committee to Consider Repeal of Statewide BSL on April 14 Florida: Oppose Bill Seeking to Put Negative Attributes on Purebred Dogs Wisconsin Senate Committee to Consider Changing Animal Seizure Laws on 4/6
March 2010
Jefferson Parish, LA, to Consider Breeder Licensing, Differential Fees, Spay/Neuter Law Oklahoma Breeders Bills to be Considered on Wednesday, March 24 Amendment to Maryland Dangerous Dog Bill to Prohibit Breed-Specific Local Laws Massachusetts Debarking Bill Now In Senate Memphis to Hold Public Meeting March 16th on Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Proposal Minnesota Breeder Bill Voted Down Breeder Bills Under Consideration in Oklahoma Connecticut SB 274 Would Find Many Dog Enclosures 'Unreasonable' URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: House to Vote on Resolution to Place Alternate Resolution on November Ballot Florida Alert: Bill Allowing Local BSL to be Heard Thursday, March 4 Iowa Legislative Recap
February 2010
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Honor of AKC's 125 Years of Good Works for All Dogs Arizona Update: House Bill 2375 Update: Illinois HB 5771 Will Not Be Heard Tomorrow, Feb. 23
January 2010
Memphis City Council to Require all Pit bulls be Sterilized New Hampshire Committee to Consider Unreasonable Breeder Bill

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