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Posted 14 September 2005
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In August and early September:
- Illinois enacted legislation to provide an estimated $2.5 million in funding of low cost spay/neuter and rabies vaccination programs through a variety of sources such as donations, voluntary tax check-offs, public safety fines and licensing differentials for intact animals. A unique feature of the new law helps fund the spaying and neutering of feral cats. A controversial tax on rabies vaccination was opposed by veterinary medicine and removed from the final version passed.
- Oregon passed a significant revision of its dangerous dog law and made dog keepers strictly liable for economic damages incurred by persons physically injured by their dogs.
- HB 1946 was introduced in Pennsylvania to revise the state's unfair competition law by increasing to 90 days the period a dog purchaser has to receive a refund, replacement or reimbursement for expenses if a purchased dog is clinically ill or dies from certain diseases.
Although most state legislatures have adjourned for the year, several continue or have scheduled special sessions this fall: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
Please continue to share your thoughts and suggestions with us regarding state legislative and regulatory affairs. Thanks.
Adrian Hochstadt, JD, CAE
Assistant Director, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
American Veterinary Medical Association
ahochstadt@avma.org
TEL: (847) 285-6780
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