Legislation Affecting Dog Owners & Breeders
From the AVMA Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
The Senate passed a key piece of legislation that impacts many veterinarians in the nation–the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act (S. 1171). This commonsense legislation will allow veterinarians the ability to provide complete care to their animal patients beyond their clinics. Sponsored by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), S. 1171 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit veterinarians to carry controlled substances outside of their primary places of registration and across state lines to treat their patients. This means that licensed and registered veterinarians who treat patients on the farm, in the wild, at a client’s home or in other mobile settings will be allowed to bring and use controlled substances to provide pain management, anesthesia or euthanasia. With the bill passed in one chamber of Congress, we now look to the U.S. House to take up this important legislation. To make this happen—we need your help! Please contact your representatives today and ask them to cosponsor and vote for the companion bill in the House—H.R. 1528, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act. AVMA’s Governmental Relations Division would like to THANK those of you who have already contacted your members of Congress. Your voices have made a difference! Over the past year, our members have sent more than 24,000 letters to Congress in support of the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, and H.R. 1528 has more than 140 cosponsors. With your help, we can get the bill passed and signed into law this year!
Protect Your Rights! Don't Let Others Make the Decisions for Your Pets
As a regional club, Mayflower promotes responsible pet ownership on every level, from breeder ethics, to running an active and successful rescue program. We believe that each owner, breeder, family, has the right to make ethical and responsible decisions for their pets and as such we strive to bring you up to date information about proposed legislation within the Mayflower PWCC family of states. These states include Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and New York. We urge you to flag this page as your 'favorite' and check in often. Legislation happens quickly, and often with little notice. Please help every dog owner across the country to maintain their individual rights by voting with your voice.
The Senate passed a key piece of legislation that impacts many veterinarians in the nation–the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act (S. 1171). This commonsense legislation will allow veterinarians the ability to provide complete care to their animal patients beyond their clinics. Sponsored by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), S. 1171 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit veterinarians to carry controlled substances outside of their primary places of registration and across state lines to treat their patients. This means that licensed and registered veterinarians who treat patients on the farm, in the wild, at a client’s home or in other mobile settings will be allowed to bring and use controlled substances to provide pain management, anesthesia or euthanasia. With the bill passed in one chamber of Congress, we now look to the U.S. House to take up this important legislation. To make this happen—we need your help! Please contact your representatives today and ask them to cosponsor and vote for the companion bill in the House—H.R. 1528, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act. AVMA’s Governmental Relations Division would like to THANK those of you who have already contacted your members of Congress. Your voices have made a difference! Over the past year, our members have sent more than 24,000 letters to Congress in support of the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, and H.R. 1528 has more than 140 cosponsors. With your help, we can get the bill passed and signed into law this year!
Protect Your Rights! Don't Let Others Make the Decisions for Your Pets
As a regional club, Mayflower promotes responsible pet ownership on every level, from breeder ethics, to running an active and successful rescue program. We believe that each owner, breeder, family, has the right to make ethical and responsible decisions for their pets and as such we strive to bring you up to date information about proposed legislation within the Mayflower PWCC family of states. These states include Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and New York. We urge you to flag this page as your 'favorite' and check in often. Legislation happens quickly, and often with little notice. Please help every dog owner across the country to maintain their individual rights by voting with your voice.
Legislation You Should Care About
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BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION
SB 969 would allow cities and towns to enact breed-specific dangerous dog legislation. The AKC and the Massachusetts Federation of Dog Clubs and Responsible Dog Owners (MassFed) both strongly oppose the bill. The AKC issued a legislative alert on the matter, and continues to work with MassFed in opposition to the proposal. SB 969 was heard by the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government in early June. No action has been taken. BREEDER LICENSING House Bill 1874 / Senate Bill 401 would provide for breeder licensing, breeder regulation, and consumer protection provisions that, if enacted as introduced, would have far-reaching impacts on all Massachusetts breeders. Those impacts include licensing breeders the same as pet shops, considering hobby breeders as a type of pet dealer, and extending rulemaking authority to the Department of Agricultural Resources over kennels and persons otherwise selling, exchanging, or transferring the offspring of their personally-owned dogs. Both the AKC and the Massachusetts Federation of Dog Clubs oppose the bill. The bills have been heard by and are currently pending in the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED
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DEBARKING
AB 1204 restricts the performance of surgical debarking on dogs and cats PROPERTY INSURANCE AB 6957 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers from cancelling, refusing to issue or renew homeowner's insurance based on the breed of dog owned |
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LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED
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VT
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LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED
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