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WARNING-California AB1122 Hearing on Wednesday 5/6/09

Time to get back to work and flex a little Grass Roots Muscle. The Humane Society of the United States has a bill, AB1122, up for hearing before the CA General Assembly Appropriations Committee this Wednesday. This bill seeks to BAN the sale of animals that are NOT "traditionally" sold through pet shops. This would include many different animals INCLUDING Herps. This is an attempt to end ALL Reptile Shows and "face to face" sales that are the basis for much of how the middle and high end of our market distributes animals. It would eliminate almost ALL sales except from pet shops. Reptile Shows and open air auctions/sales would come to an end in CA.

Please don't let this happen! We need to generate hundreds of phone calls and emails to the Committee Members

Click here to read AB1122
info.sen.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1122_bill_20090227_introduced.pdf

Click here for Email Campaign against AB1122!!
usark.org/campaign.php?id=6

Phone List:

Kevin de Leon - Chair Dem-45 (916) 319-2045
Jim Nielsen - Vice Chair Rep-2 (916) 319-
Tom Ammiano Dem-13 (916) 319-2013
Charles M. Calderon Dem-58 (916) 319-2058
Mike Davis Dem-48 (916) 319-2048
Michael D. Duvall Rep-72 (916) 319-2072
Felipe Fuentes Dem-39 (916) 319-2039
Isadore Hall III Dem-52 (916) 319-2052
Diane L. Harkey Rep-73 916) 319-2073
Jeff Miller Rep-71 (916) 319-2071
John A. P#65533;rez Dem-46 (916) 319-2046
Curren D. Price Jr. Dem-51 (916) 319-2051
Nancy Skinner Dem-14 (916) 319-2014
Jose Solorio Dem-69 (916) 319-2069
Audra Strickland Rep-37 (916) 319-2037
Tom Torlakson Dem-11 (916) 319-2011

***Make your Calls... Send your Emails!!!!!

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Wow, I thought people were overreacting to this. But no, it even says, no Expos:

"it shall be a crime, punishable as specified, for any person to willfully sell, trade, barter, display, or offer for sale, trade, or barter, or give away as part of a commercial transaction a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, commercial parking lot, or at any outdoor special sale, swap meet, flea market, parking lot sale, carnival, or boardwalk."

You can't even display. Punishable by $250 fine. Sheesh.
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1.0 husband

sounds like they mean outside, not in enclosed buildings like most typical expos.
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PHLdyPayne

Im in chicago, but I hate these things!!!! You tell me what to do, and I'll do it! Just like with HR669. They drew out in crayon exactly what needed to be done and said, so that everyone could understand. You give me addresses, e-mails, phone numbers, and you tell me what to say (for the most part, but I obviously would add my own views as well), and I will do it.
Matt