The Oklahoma Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee is considering a bill on Monday, February 8, to remove the commercial breeder reporting requirements.
Under current law, “commercial breeders” are defined as those who possess “11 or more intact females for the purpose of breeding…. or direct or indirect sale or exchange…” Those who meet this definition must comply with a number of requirements, including providing an annual report to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. This report must include the number of intact females held at each facility at the end of the year, as well as “such other information regarding the commercial pet breeder’s prior year’s operations as required by the Department.”
Senate Bill 547 as introduced would remove the reporting requirement.
Those who wish to comment on this legislation may do so by contacting the members of the committee prior to the February 8 hearing. If you are a constituent of one of the committee members, click the link below to directly contact them.
Sen. Casey Murdock, Chair (Felt)
casey.murdock@oksenate.gov
Sen. Roland Pederson, Vice Chair (Burlington)
roland.pederson@oksenate.gov
Sen. Mary Boren (Norman)
mary.boren@oksenate.gov
Sen. David Bullard (Durant)
david.bullard@oksenate.gov
Sen. J.J. Dossett (Owasso)
jj.dossett@oksenate.gov
Sen. Tom Dugger (Stillwater)
tom.dugger@oksenate.gov
Sen. Chuck Hall (Perry)
chuck.hall@oksenate.gov
Sen. Brent Howard (Altus)
brent.howard@oksenate.gov
Sen. Chris Kidd (Waurika)
chris.kidd@oksenate.gov
Sen. James Leewright (Bristow)
james.leewright@oksenate.gov
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton (Muskogee)
dewayne.pemberton@oksenate.gov
Sen. Blake Stephens (Tahlequah)
blake.stephens@oksenate.gov
Sen. George Burns (Pollard)
George.burns@oksenate.gov
AKC Government Relations will continue to monitor this legislation. For questions or more information on Oklahoma legislative issues, contact doglaw@akc.org.