Here's a link to the text of the bill.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_bill_20070223_introduced.htmlIt's essentially a mandatory spay/neuter bill, but there are some very untenable aspects to it for legitimate breeders and show owners, not the least of which is that every local jurisdiction has the ability to 1--set it's OWN arbitrary price for the "intact" permit that every single unaltered dog or cat has to have, without any kind of restriction, and 2--decide for itself what to consider a legitimate registry beyond the 4 that the bill specifies, which are AKC, UKC, Amer Dog Breeders Assoc, & Intl Cat Assoc. That means that that ARBA and some of the other rare breed registries are subject to random discrimination by local officials.
A breeder or show owner with several dogs could end up paying literally THOUSANDS of dollars annually just for the intact animal permits.
Not to mention, someone who has a Catahoula Leopard Dog could find themselves completely out of luck if their local anti-dog nut in the Animal Welfare department decides that they don't like the sound of the American Rare Breed Association. Or a breeder who's working on a small scale with a developing breed could find themselves out in the cold because they've chosen to work with the Animal Research Foundation--which has been around for more than 60 years, but works mostly with very localized breeds, often with developing or 'savior' breeds. I only know about it because it came up here in the office in reference to a story, but it's a legit registry (even if I do question a couple of the 'breeds' under development...
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I'll be calling MY representative
s in Sacramento to register my objections to this bill. It's better than the LAST mess, but it's still too random, as far as I'm concerned.