Issue Updates are brief summaries that replace the legalese found commonly in legislative summaries. These will keep you informed of legislative and regulatory issues important to you.
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing to get the “Declared Value of Wildlife” and “Foreign Importer/Exporter” information on all animals imported into the United States. The Fish and Wildlife Service is taking comments from affected parties until December 16th on whether or not to release the information. We need those impacted to send comments. Although the issue at hand is similar, this is a different lawsuit than Humane Society Int’l v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Humane Society International is suing to get the “Declared Value of Wildlife” and “Foreign Importer/Exporter” information on all animals imported into the United States. The Fish and Wildlife Service is taking comments from affected parties until November 22nd on whether or not to release the information. We need those impacted to send comments to the FWS on this matter before the deadline.
Alert: Ask the Suffolk County Executive Not to Sign Newly-Adopted Pet Dealer Law Amendments!
On October 5th, the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously adopted Introductory Resolution No. 1761...
On October 5th, the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously adopted Introductory Resolution No. 1761, which amends the Pet Dealer Law it passed in 2014 (Local Law 16-2014).
IR-1761 shall take effect...
Your right to purchase the perfect pet for your family is in jeopardy. The Cambridge City Council is trying to ban the sale of most household pets, including birds, hamsters and turtles, in the city.
08/31/2016 UPDATE - Hearing scheduled for Thursday, September 15th with the Ordinance Committee at 3:00p.m.
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, August 23, 2016 the USDA/APHIS Animal Care Database is back online. Click Here for access.
Citing a need to better prepare for cybersecurity threats, the USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) announced today that its Animal Care Search Tool would be unavailable from Friday, August 12th until Tuesday, August 23rd.
11/10/2016 UPDATE: S. 63 has moved again and is now scheduled for a hearing and vote by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on Monday, November 14th at 2 PM in Room 9 of the State House Annex in Trenton. We need as many people as possible to attend and voice their opposition to this ban on responsible pet sales.
If the proposed amendment were to become law, consumer freedoms and local businesses take a hit. The small, local businesses that represent Cambridge’s neighborhood pet stores would be forced to close in much the same way as a pet store in Deerfield Beach, Florida had to go out of business after a less extreme local pet sale ban was recently enacted. Don't let Cambridge be next.
The regulation of Ohio’s pet stores requires a statewide effort and this amendment provides for the statewide regulation of pet stores in lieu of disparate local laws regulating the sale of pets. Supporting this amendment to OH HB 166 ensures puppies provided by Ohio’s pet stores are sourced from responsible breeders and would prevent any future local pet sale ban ordinances from being considered.