The hearing will be at 0830 Wednesday morning at the state capital.



Katrina

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Forwarded from the WV Pet Law Yahoo Group:



WEST VIRGINIA at CRITICAL POINT YOU CAN HELP KILL WV:SB #277 WITH A TOLL FREE PHONE CALL



Ladies and Gentlemen,

West Virginias WV SB 277: "The Animal Regulation/Animal Health Safety Control Act", is to be read on Wednesday, April 7 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the Committee of Agriculture and Natural Resources.



The Chairman of the "Fight to Kill WV SB 277" requests that on: TUESDAY APRIL 6, through WEDNESDAY APRIL 7

8 a.m. to 5p.m. Eastern Time

THAT ALL READING THIS CALL TOLL FREE to the West Virginia Legislature

TO SAY KILL SB 277!!

Call: 1-877-565-3447

Be prepared to give your name, address, city and state. OUT OF STATE callers MUST be counted!!!!



This Bill widely encompasses animal ownership in West Virginia and will attempt to regulate both exotic animals, and domestics. Exotics include such as innocuous pets such as parrots and tropical fish.



SB277 sets the stage in its present version to regulate all domestic animal breeding by requiring that any individual, or group, (including rescues and shelters) be licensed and regulated as a "Pet Shop" to sell or transfer even a single animal.



As a "Pet Shop" a breeder/owner would be heavily regulated by a list including the following and much more:

Permits and fees

Standards of care and caging inspections of records and "facility"



Also mentioned in the Bill, the newly named "Animal Health Safety Control Board", has the power to:

"seize, quarantine or destroy any animal which poses a threat to humans,other animals. wildlife or the States agricultural or forestry industries."

This bill does NOT provide criteria for what constitutes a threat, nor does it give owners an opportunity to defend this determination.

WV SB 277 will NOT protect the citizens, pets and wildlife in West Virginia, and in short, could severely affect animal ownership in nearly all aspects. CALL 1-877-565-3447 TOLL FREE (WV Legislature) TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. TELL THEM KILL SB277.

Thank You.

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Also,



We need to request a public hearing must be done by WVA residents. Call 304-304-340-3112 (Delegate Beach) and 304-340-3116 (Delegate Stemple) and the clerk at 304-340-3200 to request.

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