PA Update: Senate Bill Impacting Field Trials, Winter Dog Events Advancing
PA Update: Senate Bill Impacting Field Trials, Winter Dog Events Advancing June 2, 2015 The Pennsylvania Senate has given tentative approval to a bill that amends the state’s cruelty laws to regulate tethering and sheltering for dogs kept outdoors. The AKC strongly believes that no dog should ever be kept in a situation that endangers […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/pa-update-senate-bill-impacting-field-trials-winter-dog-events-advancing/
| June 2, 2015
Ask NC General Assembly to Override Veto of Bill Protecting Private Property
UPDATE (June 1, 2015): Governor McCrory vetoed HB 405 on Friday, May 29. The legislature now has the option of overriding this veto with a 3/5 majority vote in both chambers. The AKC supports this measure and urges North Carolinians to contact their state senator and representative today and ask them support a veto override. Visit […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ask-nc-general-assembly-to-override-veto-of-bill-protecting-private-property/
| June 2, 2015
Indiana Accepting Comments on Proposed Changes to Dog Training Grounds, Beagle Events Until 6/4
Indiana Accepting Comments on Proposed Changes to Dog Training Grounds, Beagle Field Trials Until June 4 June 1, 2015 The Indiana Natural Resources Commission is considering a new rule that would change a number of regulations, including those pertaining to dog training grounds. Changes would include requiring that dog training grounds that allow for the […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/indiana-accepting-comments-on-proposed-changes-to-dog-training-grounds-beagle-events-until-6-4/
| June 2, 2015
Ask NY to Support Bill to Stop Breed Discrimination in Rental and Public Housing
June 1, 2015 The NY Assembly Housing Committee is scheduled to consider a bill on Wednesday, June 3, that would prohibit a person from being denied or evicted from public housing based solely on the breed of dog owned by the tenant. The bill would also prohibit housing leases (including apartments, tenements, and mobile home […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ask-ny-to-support-bill-to-stop-breed-discrimination-in-rental-and-public-housing/
| June 1, 2015
Ask NY Legislature to Allow Service/Therapy Dogs to Accompany Domestic Violence Victims
June 1, 2015 The New York Assembly Social Services Committee is considering a bill on Wednesday, June 3, that would allow victims of domestic violence to bring their service or therapy dogs with them if they need to go to an emergency shelter. The AKC supports Assembly Bill 6626, which recognizes the important role these […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ask-ny-legislature-to-allow-service-therapy-dogs-to-accompany-domestic-violence-victims/
| June 1, 2015
Taos County to Consider Breeder Permits, Limit Law and More! Work Session TOMORROW!
AKC Government Relations has just learned that on Tuesday, June 2nd the Taos County, NM Board of County Commissioners will consider proposed changes to county animal control ordinances that include: Mandatory spay/neuter provisions Burdensome licensing fees Leash requirements that could deem your dog to be “at-large” even when on your own property, and Limit laws […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/taos-county-nm-breeder-permits-limit-laws/
| June 1, 2015
Ask NY Committee to Support Allowing Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas
June 1, 2015 The New York Assembly Health Committee is scheduled to consider a bill on Tuesday, June 2, that would allow dogs in outdoor eating establishments, as long as certain conditions are met. The AKC supports this bill, which would allow responsible dog owners more opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities and socialization with their […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ny-support-allowing-dogs-outdoor-dining/
| June 1, 2015