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Old January 24th 05, 12:52 AM
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Subject: Attention show breeders in VA
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:18:23 -0500
From: Bill Buell

New bill will affect all show breeders in the
state of VA. Your attention to this matter is
urgently needed....

See post below, permission given to cross
post at will.

Bill Buell

Subject:
Action Needed for HB 2927 -
Mandatory s/n of all puppies from breeders
Date:
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:15:10 -0500
From:
Lisa Corell Auerbach

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We have a need for urgent and immediate
action from all dog show
enthusiasts and hobby breeders. A bill
before the General Assembly, HB
2927 re-defines breeders as "releasing
agencies." The inclusion comes from
the addition of "dealers", which is,
unfortunately, very poorly defined in
Virginia law - "dealers" are defined so as to
includes most reputable hobby
breeders.

This bill would apply to most hobby breeders
and many hunters. Based on my
conversations with approximately 8 counties,
"dealer" would be interpreted
as "anyone selling dogs on a regular basis".
Selling one puppy per year
would be considered "on a regular basis."
This would specifically include
hobby breeders who lose money every year and
are not trying to make a
profit. I called and asked.

"Dealer" does NOT mean USDA dealer. It means
hobby breeders too, even if
you lose money every single year and even if
you have no interest in making
money (which, let's face it, if you're doing
it right, you aren't likely to
make money.)

"For profit" is being interpreted as "selling
something", NOT as "actually
making a profit." Again, I called and
ASKED eight counties how this sort
of terminology is interpreted. EVERY SINGLE
ONE would consider a hobby
breeder, breeding once a year and not
breaking even, to be a "for profit"
breeder. EVERY SINGLE ONE. This is us, not
just puppy mills and back yard
breeders.

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What are the effects of this bill on our
hobby breeders?

The bill requires mandatory s/n of ALL
puppies from these breeders, without
an exemption, prior to sale or give away.
You can only keep a pup intact
if YOU keep it. You can't share your
bloodlines with others, and when you
die, your bloodline is gone.

This bill means folks breeding annually
cannot sell a show puppy if you
live in Virginia.

If you sell one puppy a year, you would be
considered a dealer.

As a dealer, you would have to have a
business license.

As a dealer, you would have to submit annual
reports of the disposition of
all of your animals to the State
Veterinarian, including the names and
addresses of all of your puppy buyers.

This is pretty much the Purebred Hobbyists
Elimination Act.

This is IMHO the MOST important bill we need
to fight, as fully as
possible. This would completely eliminate
our sport.

To fight this bill, all we need is a little
bit of your time. Together, we
can make a difference. If you enjoy showing
dogs, if you hunt, if you have
a bloodline you've cherished and developed
over the years, please take a
minute and e-mail or fax the folks listed
below, with "Oppose HB 2927" in
the subject area. Please describe your
involvement with animals,
highlighting anything you've done to "give
back" (rescue, fundraising,
therapy dogs) and that you are a hobby
breeder unfairly included in these
definitions. Please feel free to use any of
my points listed above, using
your own words. Be sure to include your full
name and address. You MUST
include your name and address for your letter
to count. There are four
steps to complete.

=================================

Our Four-Step Plan to Save Our Sport -

1. Please write the patron of this bill and
express your opposition. You
may want to have your subject line as "Please
Withdraw HB 2927." BE POLITE
- we want to win his support, not alienate
him and his staff.

Delegate Terry Kilgore
(804) 698-1001
fax (804) 786-6310


2. The likeliest place for this bill to end
up is the Agriculture
subcommittee of the House Agriculture
Committee. Please take a minute and
contact the Agriculture committee members.
Subject line - "Oppose HB
2927." Important points -

a. Mention that "dealer" is poorly defined,
and is interpreted by the
counties as "selling something." The intent
to make a profit is assumed
with all sales, even if a breeder does not
ever break even.

b. Your concerns and opposition - use your
own words. Feel free to use
any points above that might be helpful, but
do NOT copy them word for word
- they check for form letters.

c. Be brief and be polite, no matter how
angry you are.

d. If you only have time to send a few
letters, send them to the
representatives that have an asterisk (*) by
their names - those are the
Agriculture subcommittee members and the
Committee Chair. If possible,
send notes to the whole committee.

e. Fax if you would prefer, to (804)
786-6310.

f. Please put a separate salutation ("Dear
Delegate Smith") and send a
separate note or fax for each delegate.
Don't send one email or fax to
everyone - that doesn't count as much, and
this is too important to
skimp. Fax number is (804) 786-6310

g. Include your full name and address -
that's how they weed out the
spammers and out of state folks.

Ag. Cte. Chair:
Email Phone
*Cox, M. Kirkland
(804)
698-1066

Membership:
Morgan, Harvey B.
(804)
698-1098
Sherwood, Beverly J.
(804)
698-1029
Ware, R. Lee, Jr.
(804)
698-1065
Louderback, Allen L.
(804)
698-1015
Wright, Thomas C.
(804)
698-1061
*Orrock, Robert D., Sr.
(804)
698-1054
*Weatherholtz, Glenn

(804) 698-1026
*Byron, Kathy J.
(804)
698-1022
Suit, Terrie L.
(804)
698-1081
*Saxman, Christopher
(804)
698-1020
Hogan, Clarke N.
(804)
698-1060
*Cline, Benjamin L.
(804)
698-1024
*Scott, Edward T.
(804)
698-1030
*Plum, Kenneth R.
(804)
698-1036
Van Yahres, Mitchell
(804)
698-1057
Amundson, Kristen J.
(804)
698-1044
*Shuler, James M.
(804)
698-1012
Miles, Floyd H., Sr.
(804)
698-1074
*Stump, Jackie T.
(804)
698-1003
Eisenberg, Albert C.
(804)
698-1047
Shannon, Stephen C.
(804)
698-1035

h. If you have time, consider calling as
well.

3. Finally, contact your own delegate at the
House of Representatives, and
express your opposition to HB 2927. To find
your own delegate, use the
link at
http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

To call, you can also use the constituent
hotline at (800) 889-0229 -
Message is "Please oppose HB 2927".

If you call the constituent hotline, please
also email your opposition if
you possibly can.

4. If you can possibly visit the General
Assembly for the subcommittee and
committee meetings for this bill, please let
me know. We need as many
people at the actual meetings as possible.

Our sport is on the line here - please, take
a minute and make sure the
sport of purebred dogs survives in Virginia.

Lisa


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