AACA  AHF Meeting

Join us Thursday, 17 July 2008 at the Bass Pro Shop in Prattville, Alabama for our next quarterly Alabama Animal Control Association & Alabama Humane Federation Meeting
 

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ALABAMA

SB5 94, Dangerous Dog bill was introduced in the Senate today by Sen. Myron
Penn, email myronpenn28@hotmail.com . 

This is the same bill as HB 384 introduced in the House by both Rep Chad
Fincher (and his email is emj@alhouse.gov as there is a mistake on the
website - thanks Karen for sharing this) and Rep Cam Ward, email
camjulward@aol.com . 

You can read both bills by opening the attachments (.pdf files).  I added
the sponsors email addresses so you can send them a thank you note for
introducing this needed legislation on our behalf.

Please ask your own legislator to vote for these bills and if you do not
know how to contact your legislator, just go to
http://www.legislature.state.al.us  and on the left side you can put in your
zip code and it will take you to your legislator's information.

We now have this bill being worked in both the House and Senate so let's
make 2008 the year we make this needed legislation happen!!!


HB384-intDangerousDog-Statewide.pdf

SB594-intDangerousDog-Statewide.pdf


Alabama State Law Concerning Shelters

Euthanasia Bill

Spay/Neuter Law

Code of Alabama Animal Laws


DOGFIGHTING: The Law in Alabama-Ed Stevens, Ph.D.


Did you know?

A city/municipality in Alabama has the ability to write ordinances to address public and private nuisances which involve animals. Below are the state laws which pertain to nuisances; the first 5 define nuisances and the last 2 address animals as nuisances. Don’t let your local government tell you they can’t do anything about animals! Get involved on a municipal level and help your local cities write ordinances!

Remember all state laws can be found at:

http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

 

OUT OF STATE

PENNSYLVANIA STATE DOG LAW EXCERPT:  OUT-OF-STATE DEALER LICENSE  (yes, applies to shelter/rescue transfers)

The attached excerpt of Pennsylvania State Dog Law in regards to dogs being transferred or shipped into Pennsylvania is important for all shelters to know in the event you are working with a rescue group in Pa, shipping adoptable pets to Pa or doing shelter/shelter transfers to Pa.  Bottom line is you must have a "Pennsylvania Out-of-State Kennel Dealer's License" (attached) which can run from $375 - 800 per year and there are no exceptions/allowances for shelters to get this at any different rate.  There are also significant rules that apply to moving animals into Pennsylvania even after you have this license.  It appears the state of Pa is being more rigorous in checking in-state records of animal sources, so be aware of this legal requirement before shipping any dogs to Pa.

Rea Cord
President
Alabama Humane Federation

 

PA Out Of State Kennel Application

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Act225

 
 

Questions or comments? Get in touch with us at: reacord@alabamahumanefederation.org

Mailing Address:
Alabama Humane Federation
c/o Rea Cord
2280 Weldon Road
Tallassee, Alabama 36078