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Expert Advice: Events
Iowa Group Celebrates Responsible Dog Breeding and Legislative Champions at State Capitol
For the past several years, legislation has been introduced in Iowa that would further expand some of the most restrictive dog breeding rules in the country. A dedicated group of Iowa breeders and club members have joined together and been working tirelessly to share the other side of the story – all the ways responsible […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/iowa-group-celebrates-responsible-dog-breeding-legislative-champions/
| February 24, 2016
![Legislator of the Year award in Iowa](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Legislator-Of-The-Year-Iowa-400x267.jpg)
Clubs & Delegates
Iowa Group Celebrates Responsible Dog Breeding and Legislative Champions at State Capitol
For the past several years, legislation has been introduced in Iowa that would further expand some of the most restrictive dog breeding rules in the country. A dedicated group of Iowa breeders and club members have joined together and been working tirelessly to share the other side of the story – all the ways responsible […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/iowa-group-celebrates-responsible-dog-breeding-legislative-champions-state-capitol/
| February 24, 2016
![Bailey the mascot signs the Responsible Dog Ownership pet promise](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bailey-Mascot-Pet-Promise-RDOD-400x267.jpg)
Clubs & Delegates
Lawmakers Celebrate Responsible Dog Ownership, Purebred Dogs at Meet the Breeds
More than one hundred legislators from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut publicly shared their commitment to responsible dog ownership this month by serving as honorary chairs for the Meet the Breeds™ event hosted by the American Kennel Club and Westminster Kennel Club. Many of the Honorary Chairs, their staff, and families attended this year’s […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/lawmakers-celebrate-responsible-dog-ownership-purebred-dogs-meet-breeds/
| February 24, 2016
Expert Advice: Events
Lawmakers Celebrate Responsible Dog Ownership, Purebred Dogs at Meet the Breeds
More than one hundred legislators from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut publicly shared their commitment to responsible dog ownership this month by serving as honorary chairs for the Meet the Breeds™ event hosted by the American Kennel Club and Westminster Kennel Club. Many of the Honorary Chairs, their staff, and families attended this year’s […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/lawmakers-celebrate-responsible-dog-ownership/
| February 24, 2016
Legislative Alerts
Iowa Update: Breeder Bills Advance with Significant Amendments
Two bills proposed in Iowa that would have further regulated breeders have been significantly amended in committee. The original language has been deleted in its entirety and replaced with a proposal for a new “Quality Assurance Council”. This new council will be charged with reviewing applications from commercial breeders “who seek to receive a quality […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ia-breeder-bills-amended/
| February 23, 2016
Legislative Alerts
Iowa Alert: Harmful Breeder Bill Being Considered TOMORROW (2/18)
The Senate Commerce Committee has just scheduled a hearing on SF 502 for TOMORROW (February 18). This bill would further regulate anyone who has four or more intact dogs and receive any kind of consideration for breeding or transferring even one dog. Friday is the last day for bills to be passed out of committee, […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/iowa-sf502-senate-committee-hearing/
| February 17, 2016
Legislative Alerts
Iowa Alert: Your Opposition Needed — Harmful Breeder Bills Advancing
Bills are moving in both the Iowa House and Senate that would further regulate those who maintain four or more intact dogs and receive any kind of consideration for breeding or transferring even one dog. The bills have now passed subcommittee and could be considered by the full committees any time. It is essential that […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/iowa-harmful-breeder-bills/
| February 11, 2016
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Expert Advice: Responsible Breeding
AKC Program Gives Breeders the Opportunity to Keep Learning
For more than 30 years, Mike Woodson has bred pure-bred dogs. He is an AKC Breeder of Merit, and his dogs have won many honors in conformation and performance events. Woodson often gives advice to people getting started in the dog fancy. An educator by profession, he could easily teach a course on breeding quality […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/akc-program-gives-breeders-opportunity-keep-learning/
| February 9, 2016
Legislative Alerts
Utah Seeks to Define Commercial Breeder” as Anyone with Six Dogs
Utah House Bill 132 will define a commercial breeder as “a person who for a fee or other consideration; maintains in a kennel at any time six or more dogs for breeding or six or more cats for breeding and sells, leases, trades, barters, auctions, or provides to another person the offspring of those dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/utah-commerical-breeder/
| February 4, 2016
Legislative Alerts
Kansas: House Committee to Consider Expanded Breeder/Rescue Inspections & Regulations on Feb 3
The Kansas House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources is considering a bill this Wednesday, February 3, that will expand who must be regulated under the state’s breeder laws. The bill will also create new requirements for those who are involved in rescue and those who keep at least 4 dogs during any week for […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/kansas-hb2254-house-hearing/
| February 1, 2016