We do not have lobbyists in Florida. We dont have the money. We have all of our money tied up in Challenging the Rule Change. Not that it would have mattered if we did. Did you notice the vote count on both House and Senate? Senate= 35-0 House= 116-0. there has been no notice on these two bills either at the committee level or on the floor. This is something that the Governor wants and is being supported unnanimously by Dems and Rep in both houses. It is a RR job. usark was not in attendance. We found out too late... but like i said, it would not have made any difference if we were there. Everything had already been decided.

But lets be clear on what passed...here is a cut and paste of an email i just sent to an inquiry by EricWI:

The politicians and committee staff have not given more than 24 hours notice on any of the hearings and floor votes. This has been a RR job from the beginning. With the success we have had at the federal level more political pressure is coming down on Florida to deal with what is being characterized more and more as a “Florida” problem. This is a joint effort by the governor and both Houses of FL legislature; as well as both democrats and republicans. Unfortunately we are not omnipotent. I fear there is nothing more that can be done. Commercial interests will continue to be able to exhibit, buy, sell, trade and breed. Animals can be transferred to other commercially licensed entities within FL, or sold out of Florida. Pet ownership of ROC w/i FL will be limited to current permit holders. No new permits will be issued for ROC pet ownership. Pet ROC will not be replaced at death. That is the best we could do. Commercial survived. Pet ownership did not.
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USARK

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