Legislative Alerts

The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health is updating the enforcement regulations of the Kansas Pet Animal Act, and is welcoming informal public comment on the proposed changes through Monday, September 9, 2024. The American Kennel Club (AKC) encourages all hobby breeders, animal breeders, and retail breeders licensed under the Kansas Pet Animal […]

Last week, the McAllen City Commission approved an ordinance to limit the number of pets a resident may own to a maximum of 8 adult dogs and cats plus one litter of puppies or kittens. An owner can own more than 8 animals if they apply for a permit from the city. The Commission originally […]

The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved a proposal to require all owners of intact dogs to register and comply with certain requirements for care and breeding, including reporting each litter produced. The proposal now goes to the mayor for his signature.  Those who wish to contact the mayor should call his office today at (317) […]

In late July, the McAllen (TX) City Commission considered an ordinance to limit the number of pets a resident can own to a combined maximum of four adult dogs and cats plus one litter of puppies or kittens. At the July 22 meeting, commissioners decided to table the proposal and planned to revisit these discussions […]

AKC Government Relations is hosting an informational meeting and discussion at the Tarheel Cluster dog shows on Friday, August 30, to help you learn the latest on how we can work together to build a strong state federation in North Carolina to advocate on behalf of our dogs and our sport: Friday, August 30 2:00-3:00pm […]

On July 31, the last day of formal sessions, Massachusetts lawmakers were unable to resolve differences between the two branches on major legislative proposals by early Thursday morning. Two dog-related bills detailed in the American Kennel Club’s recent update did not cross the finish line either. The Legislature will meet in informal sessions through December […]

Today, Thursday, August 1, 2024, new rules for the importation of dogs into the United States have gone into effect. HISTORY In July 2023, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed new rules to address the public health risk of dog-maintained rabies virus variant (aka, canine rabies) associated with the importation […]

Yesterday, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee amended two dog-related bills that were then immediately approved by the House of Representatives. All bills will now advance to the Senate for consideration before July 31. The American Kennel Club’s (AKC) amendment analysis and the new bill numbers are below: TO INCREASE KENNEL SAFETY, AKA “OLLIE’S […]

Yesterday (July 22, 2024), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provided an update related to new CDC requirements effective August 1 for importing or traveling into the United States with a dog older than 6 months of age. The revisions to the rule no longer require an additional rabies vaccination form certified by a USDA-accredited […]

The New Hampshire state legislature adjourned last month with a positive result for dogs and dog owners who rely on veterinarians. On July 19, Governor Sununu signed HB 1526 into law authorizing the state Board of Veterinary Medicine to issue conditional licenses for foreign-educated veterinarians practicing under a New Hampshire licensed veterinarian. The American Kennel […]