Legislation

ALERT 11/19/2011

Please read the December BARKS for the new AKC realignment of groups. There is a direct link that is active. Click on the link and it will take you directly to the AKC website page with the proposal.

No, legislation is not exciting or even easy to read. Yes, getting in involved with politics isn’t a lot of fun.

BUT

If you want to continue to own dogs without overbearing or excessive laws, you owe it to yourself to get involved with the current legislative action planned in Pennsylvania.

The PA Federation of Dog Club is also a good resource for learning more about pending legislation.

Active Legislation

Read, then write your to your legislators.

Find out who your legislators are, and VOICE YOUR OPINION!

HB 671 – Permits municipalities to enact dangerous dog bans.

Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on 2/27/09
Text and history of HB 671

Legislation recently signed into law

HB 39 – Amending the abuse law regarding docking, cropping, dewclaw removal, c-sections, and debarking.
The PA cruelty law revision received a concurring vote in the House to the Senate amendments and is on its way to the Governor for signature. The amended bill no longer requires exhibitors to carry certificates of ear cropping when dogs are shown, permits dew claw removal and tail docking by breeders for puppies up to five days old, requires documentation of surgeries only while the incision or wound is unhealed, and specifies the content of the records required.
Text and history of HB 39

HB 2525 – Amendments to PA Dog Law (signed into law on October 9, 2008)
Text and history of  HB 2525
Analysis provided by the PA Federation Of Dog Clubs.

An overview of PA’s dog-related legislative initiatives

PA House of Representatives Committees with links to members

PA House of Representatives Committees. with links to members

Know Your Civil Rights in Dog Warden and Humane Society Investigations – This pamphlet was prepared by a lawyer assiciated with the PA Federation of Dog Clubs.