ANYONE IN ILLINOIS PLEASE READ AND REACT IMMEDIATELY

[Alias47]

I copied this directly from the BOI

New Il law, Il Gov trying to be dictators(bad People)

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This is my my understanding what they are doing is taking the law governing pet stores rewording and adding a few things so it effects private owner ship as well. Do you own birds, if this passes the only legal way you will be able to by bird feed is with a prescription from a vet "Good quality, wholesome food" for birds means that prescribed by an Avian veterinarian" Thats copied and pasted do you want to be told its illegal for you to buy bird feed at Walmart? Anyway heres is the link to the law itd effect all parts of the animal industry in IL. WE MUST ACT NOW THEY ARE VOTING NEXT WENSDAY,They are trying to sneak this one through it is moving fast.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ful...cSess=&Session=



Heres is a link to the commitee that will be voting on it next wensday
http://www.ilga.gov/house/committee...committeeID=209
Call you local news papers, call the managers of your local Walmart let them know if allowed to pass this bill will effect there sales, call every pet store you can and write these people, act now and make you entire famiily act!
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Jason Sweigart
www.dumerils.com
classic@dumerils.com

Please contact your senator and representatives immediately...this MUST be stopped immediatley.

In the new legislation...anyone BREEDING REPTILES MUST BE LICENSED...which includes inspections...all animals must have an annual veterinary checkup...they may even be able to ban rack systems depending on the interpretation of the new laws.

PLEASE...this is not something to take lightly...

[sputnik]

Needs attention !

This site has info on who to contact etc so you can write, email or call the appropriate representatives and stand up to this trash!

http://ieaka.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=103

[Alias47]

Thank you for your help...

I am strying to find out where this bill is headed...and what the procedure is...Wednesday they are having a Agriculture and Conservation Comittee Hearing on it...but I don't know if they are the final say...or if it goes before the whole assembly...

I am also trying to locate a companion Senate Bill...

[sputnik]

I belive they are trying to get it through immeadiately

[Alias47]

I am assuming since it is going to hearing before a committee they are going to look over the revisions before presenting it before the General Assembly...I also did not find a corresponding Senate Bill which I would assume would be required before revising a state act.

[Alias47]

It goes much farther than not being able to buy birdfeed.

ANYONE that transfers any animal's ownership (regardless of compensation, which means even if you GIVE it away) MUST be licensed by the state...and are subject to inspection...records registration...and specifically ANNUAL veterinary checkups.
Some of the broad definitions that will be changed could also potentially outlaw rack systems (depending on interpretation of the law) and effectively stop all breeding in the state.

I could not afford to be a hobbyist breeder...and hopefully one day a commercial breeder if this act is revised. And neither could most people.
If you had to get EVERY animal a vet checkup previous to transfer...a $20 cornsnake just became a $120 dollar cornsnake. If I bred 50 corns and wanted to sell them all...it would cost me upwards of $5000 in vet and registration costs for these animals...which is ridiculous...this MUST be stopped.

I could not find a corresponding Illinois Senate Bill...and since this bill is being heard at a Agriculture and Conservation Committee hearing...I believe it is still in it's infancy...although the Committee Hearing IS next Wednesday...I urge anyone that is a resident of the state to contact your State Representative...I also contacted my State Senator to make him aware of any possible pending legislation.
I also wrote the Governor to let him know how I feel about this.

You can find your state official at this link: http://www.elections.state.il.us/dls/pages/DLSAddresscrit.asp

Sorry if any of this is redundant...I have copied one of my posts to be able to spread the word as efficiently as possible...instead of writing new posts on every forum.

[Haroldo]

Thanks Derek for posting this. And thanks others for giving links to imortant sites. I just tried to call a few of the board members, but none are answereing, so I left messages. If this goes through, we'll all be under major scrutiny!

[Alias47]

This legislation may be at the Illinois State Level...but will affect the Pet Industry nationwide...effectively anyone selling animals at the NARBC show in Tinley Park would have to have a State license to do so...and would have to be inspected...and have current veterinary checkups on ALL animals...as well as all documentation for the care of such animals.

Anyone who transfers ownership of an animal in the state (even if it is for free) is subject to this legislation.

[Haroldo]

This is bull....they're only doing this to raise revenue-they don't care about the animals! If this goes through, the only people really dealing with herps are going to be those that are already charging big bucks, so all the fees that they would be subject to, really wouldn't matter. Once again, the government is trying to crush the little guy!

[earthpig23]

okay you know what I am gonna get pretty P@*sed off soon. Big brother does not stop defining what I am or am not I'm gonna get angry. If this bill passes good bye tinley park I garauntee that.

We all need to get behind each other on this..

[Alias47]

Here is the response I got from my State Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner.

I got three of them (once I started writing letters, I couldn't stop...LOL)
This one was the only one that addressed the bill specifically...


Thank you for your e-mail. HB707 was not heard this week in the Agricultural Committee. It is most unlikely that it will pass out of this committee, but if it does, I will carefully consider the issues that you raised and most likely vote against it.

[Haroldo]

Well, that is certainly good news, although we're not in the clear yet. Thanx Derek for the update.

[lkpabst]

Well great news all HB0707 is dead. I was looking at kingsnake.com herp law forum and this caught my eye. I thought you'd all like to read it.

http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=718528,718528

[Haroldo]

Thanks Linda for the delivery of good news. I guess we dodged another bullet this year.

[sircat]

congrats...at least some good news

[earthpig23]

Alright ...party at Big D's place...lol

[Alias47]

LOL


Jason from classic dum's emailed that to me after he got off the phone with her...

DOESN'T mean it's dead...but pretty close...and with the Illinois Farmer's Union involved...I guarantee it won't go ANYWHERE...

They are the big group here...they have much more clout than a couple of home herpers...LOL.

Thank GOD.