Attn: Ohio hunters

[hammerenpatch]

I just received this email from the Ohio hunting group I thought I
better share it here also.

Dear Beagle lovers,

I am writing to tell you about a threat to hobby breeders and what you can do about it. There is a bad bill, HB 606, out there, that requires insurance and fees for anyone with more than 9 breeding animals. It will put the reputable hobby breeders out of business and make it so that you will only be able to purchase dogs flown in from other states, probably from mills where dogs are always in cages.

To write to your congressman, go to and put in your address; this site will tell you who your representative is in Ohio, and give you his/her email address
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us

To see the language of bill, go here
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bill ... 126_HB_606

Write to your representative and tell them that the definition of "commercial" should not be based on the number of dogs a responsible hobby breeder has; it should be based on how the puppies are distributed, to pet shops, in litter lots, to brokers.

Here is some of the language of the bill:

Sec. 955.10. No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a
registered commercial dog kennel licensed under Chapter 4780. of the Revised
Code, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag
issued in connection with a certificate of registration. A dog's failure at
any time to wear a valid tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of
registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to
impounding, sale, or destruction.

Definitions:
(D) "Breeding dog" means a dog that is maintained primarily for the
purpose of reproduction, providing stud services, or whelping and that has
produced at least one litter of puppies if it is a female dog or has
provided stud services to produce at least one litter of puppies if it is a
male dog.
(F) "Commercial dog breeding kennel" means an establishment that keeps,
houses, and maintains nine or more adult dogs for the purpose of breeding
the dogs in return for a fee or other consideration received through a sale,
auction, exchange, or lease.

Requirements:

(E) Requirements and procedures governing the submission to the director of a surety bond with an application for a commercial dog kennel license for a commercial dog kennel that has the capacity to keep, house, and maintain more than fifteen adult dogs in the following amounts:
(1) Five thousand dollars for commercial dog kennels with the capacity to keep, house, and maintain at least sixteen adult dogs, but not more than twenty-five adult dogs;
(2) Ten thousand dollars for commercial dog kennels with the capacity to keep, house, and maintain at least twenty-six adult dogs, but not more than fifty adult dogs;
(3) Fifty thousand dollars for commercial dog kennels with the capacity to keep, house, and maintain more than fifty adult dogs.

[crewchf]

I like the PART ABOUT needing your finger prints for the background check!!!! Ya RIGHT,, what caused all this mess??? Dang Drug DEALERS and Their dogs I'll bet....

Rich Piacentine