The House Finance Committee will consider Senate Bill 460 on Thursday, July 1, at 8:30 AM. So far, your emails and phone calls have made a huge difference. Please keep up the great work! We need to continue to remind members of the H. Finance Committee that responsible dog owners oppose S 460.

Please consider attending Thursday’s hearing to show your opposition to the bill. The hearing is not likely to take more than an hour. Business attire or show clothes are appropriate for the hearing. While attendees will not be able to speak, numbers matter. The committee members will see how many took the time to come to the hearing to express opposition to this bill as currently written.

If you are unable to attend, please take a few minutes to contact the members of the committee and respectfully ask them to oppose Senate Bill 460. Scroll down for details on the hearing and contact information for the committee.

Click here to read the AKC’s previous Legislative Alert, which outlines our four primary concerns with the bill.

How You Can Help

• Attend the House Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, July 1. The details are as follows:

  Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010
  Time: 8:30 AM
  Location: Room 544, Legislative Office Building, 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, 27603
  Click here for directions to the Legislative Building. Click the “View Map of Downtown” link at the top of the page for a parking map.

• If you are unable to attend, call and e-mail the members of the House Finance Committee and respectfully ask them to oppose Senate Bill 460 as currently written. If you e-mail, please also call the legislators. Even if you have already contacted the Finance Committee, please send them one more reminder

The contact information is as follows:

Click here for a sample phone script

Click here for a sample e-mail

Representative Paul Luebke (Senior Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-7663
E-mail: Paul.Luebke@ncleg.net

Representative Pryor Gibson (Chairman)
Phone: 919-715-3007
E-mail: Pryor.Gibson@ncleg.net

Representative William L. Wainwright (Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-5995
E-mail: William.Wainwright@ncleg.net

Representative Jennifer Weiss (Chairman)
Phone: 919-715-3010
E-mail: Jennifer.Weiss@ncleg.net

Representative Dewey Hill (Vice Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-5830
E-mail: Dewey.Hill@ncleg.net

Representative Hugh Holliman (Vice Chairman)
Phone: 919-715-0873
E-mail: Hugh.Holliman@ncleg.net

Representative Julia Howard (Vice Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-5904
E-mail: Julia.Howard@ncleg.net

Representative Daniel McComas (Vice Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-5786
E-mail: Danny.McComas@ncleg.net

Representative Larry Womble (Vice Chairman)
Phone: 919-733-5777
E-mail: Larry.Womble@ncleg.net

Representative Kelly M. Alexander, Jr.
Phone: 919-733-5778
E-mail: Kelly.Alexander@ncleg.net

Representative Curtis Blackwood
Phone: 919-733-2406
E-mail: Curtis.Blackwood@ncleg.net

Representative John Blust
Phone: 919-733-5781
E-mail: John.Blust@ncleg.net

Representative R. Van Braxton
Phone: 919-715-3017
E-mail: Van.Braxton@ncleg.net

Representative Becky Carney
Phone: 919-733-5827
E-mail: Becky.Carney@ncleg.net

Representative Tricia Ann Cotham
Phone: 919-715-0706
E-mail: Tricia.Cotham@ncleg.net

Representative Bill Faison
Phone: 919-715-3019
E-mail: Bill.Faison@ncleg.net

Representative Dale Folwell
Phone: 919-733-5787
E-mail: Dale.Folwell@ncleg.net

Representative Larry Hall
Phone: 919-733-5872
E-mail: Larry.Hall@ncleg.net

Representative Sandra Spaulding Hughes
Phone: 919-733-5754
E-mail: Sandra.Hughes@ncleg.net

Representative Earl Jones
Phone: 919-733-5825
E-mail: Earl.Jones@ncleg.net

Representative David Lewis
Phone: 919-715-3015
E-mail: David.Lewis@ncleg.net

Representative Darrell McCormick
Phone: 919-733-5654
E-mail: Darrell.McCormick@ncleg.net

Representative William McGee
Phone: 919-733-5747
E-mail: William.McGee@ncleg.net

Representative Bill Owens
Phone: 919-733-0010
E-mail: Bill.Owens@ncleg.net

Representative Johnathan Rhyne
Phone: 919-733-5782
E-mail: Johnathan.Rhyne@ncleg.net

Representative Deborah Ross
Phone: 919-733-5773
E-mail: Deborah.Ross@ncleg.net

Representative Mitchell Setzer
Phone: 919-733-4948
E-mail: Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net

Representative Paul Stam
Phone: 919-733-2962
E-mail: Paul.Stam@ncleg.net

Representative Edgar Starnes
Phone: 919-733-5931
E-mail: Edgar.Starnes@ncleg.net

Representative Thom Tillis
Phone: 919-733-5828
E-mail: Thom.Tillis@ncleg.net

For additional information, contact the AKC’s Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720 or doglaw@akc.org or visit our website (www.akc.org/canine_legislation).