This is the last week for Senate committees to consider two important bills that will benefit responsible dog owners and home-based hobby breeders.
The bills have now been assigned to committee and it is important for you to contact the committees TODAY and express your support:
House File 2190 updates dog ownership laws and requires shelters to scan dogs for a microchip – helping reunite lost pets with their owners:
Contact the Senate Judiciary Chairman:
Senator Jason Schultz – jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
Contact the members of the HF 2190 Subcommittee:
Senator Tom Shipley – tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Senator Herman Quirmbach – herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Senator Cherielynn Westrich – cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
House File 2674 makes important changes to the state’s breeder laws to better differentiate between home-based and commercial operations, while still preserving the state’s ability to inspect when there is credible evidence of a violation:
Contact the Senate Agriculture Committee Chair and Vice Chair and express your support and ask that HF 2674 move forward:
Senator Dawn Driscoll, Chair – dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
Senator Ken Rozenboom, Vice Chair – ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
See AKC’s previous alert for more information and talking points on these bills.
AKC Government Relations will continue to closely all legislation impacting dog owners in Iowa. For questions, contact AKC GR at doglaw@akc.org.