Update–MORE ACTION NEEDED–the bill has passed the MN House Civil Justice and Safety Committees, and will be heard by the MN Ag Committee on Friday, March 27th. Please contact the members of this committee if you support this bill. To get more info about the bill, please go to http://www.animalfolksmn.org/follow-the-vote.html. The Ag Committee members to contact are shown below.
As I mentioned before…The subject of the bill is now commercial breeders with “20 or more adult intact animals” and includes breeders who produce five or more litters per year. I don’t know why responsible breeders would have a problem with this bill.
CURRENT STATUS: One more hearing will be held this week in the House. See below.
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: H.F. 253
House Agriculture, Rural Economics and Veterans Affairs Committee
H.F. 253 will be heard by the House Agriculture Committee, chaired by Mary Ellen Otremba, on Friday, March 27. As with the Senate Agriculture Committee, this is a critical meeting. The focus of the committee is animal health and well-being.
Committee members are listed below:
Chair: Representative Mary Ellen Otremba – 651-296-3201
Vice Chair: Representative Al Doty – 651-296-4247
Representative Steve Drazkowski – 651-296-2273
Representative Kent Eken – 651-296-9918
Representative Tim Faust – 651-296-0518
Representative Rod Hamilton – 651-296-5373
Representative Kory Kath – 651-296-5368
Representative Terry Morrow – 651-296-8634
Representative Dave Olin – 651-296-9635
Representative Ron Shimanski – 651-296-1534
Representative Dean Urdahl – 651-296-4344
The bill has been tabled in the senate so far, but we have made some good progress in the House… and you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take (uh–talking about sports, not guns here!).
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