Hello! The primary animal bill this legislative session, HB 1258, is getting a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20^th
at 3:30 in the House Courts & Criminal Code Committee, Room 156C.

The bill would address pet stores & animal fighting. Specifically, it would:

Pet Stores:

-          Require pet stores to post, on the front of the cages:

o        Name & business address of breeder & facility where animal was born

o        Name & business address of broker, if applicable

o        USDA license number

o        All of this information shall be sent to the State Board of Animal Health

o        Statement with the following information circled:

§         "The facility in which this dog or cat was born has produced:
            (A) 0
to 2 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was
born.
            (B) 3
to 10 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was
born.
            (C) 11
to 39 litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat was
born.
            (D) 40
or more litters during the one-year period preceding the day this dog or cat
was born.".

-          Pet stores would have to provide their animals with minimum standards of care

-          Pet store would have to pay $25/animal sold to the Board of Animal Health Commercial Breeder Inspection Fund

Animal Fighting:

-          Makes it a Class D felony to attend an animal fighting contest

-          Adds promoting an animal fighting contest to the list of racketeering activity  

Here is a link to the full digest of the bill: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1258.1.html

If you have a minute, please call (prior to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday 1/20) the following legislators and politely say:  (You can call this evening and leave messages on the legislators’ voice
mails if that works better for you)

“Hello, I would like to encourage Rep __________________ to vote in favor of House Bill 1258, Representative Lawson’s pet store and animal fighting bill. Thank You.”

House Courts & Criminal Code Committee:

Chair – Rep Pierce – 317-232-9647

Rep Dvorak – 317-234-9290

Rep Dembowski – 317-232-9676

Rep Porter – 317-232-9634

Rep Smith – 317-234-9016

Rep Tincher – 317-232-9999

Rep Koch – 317-232-9793

Rep Clements – 317-234-3827

Rep Foley – 317-232-9815

Rep Steuerwald – 317-232-9677

Rep Truitt – 317-234-3827

Thank You!