This is very important to Florida residents. Please read, educate yourself, and ACT! Florida residents have a chance to crush this before it breaths life, and starts to take away life. I hope every dog owner in the sunshine state takes this very seriously.
From: jan cooper
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: ALERT: State of Florida
I know most of you are already aware, but for those of you that are
not, here is a short note to bring you up to par on the current most
important canine issue that will be coming before committees in
2008. Now please note that the legislative session does not begin
until MARCH for Florida, however many of the representatives are
already getting 'ear-full' or 'eye-full' of comments regarding HB
101, which incidentally is WAY TOO premature, legislators are not
concerned with something that is not on the table before them, they
have way too much on their plates than worry about something they may
not even see.
HB reads:
"Section 1. Section 767.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to
10 read:
11 767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized.--Nothing
12 in this act shall limit any local government from placing
13 further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of
14 dangerous dogs or developing procedures and criteria for the
15 implementation of this act, provided that no such regulation is
16 specific to breed and that the provisions of this act are not
17 lessened by such additional regulations or requirements. This
18 section shall not apply to any local ordinance adopted prior to
19 October 1, 1990.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
"
Few bills so short can be so far reaching, affect so many and be so
controversial. Should this bill become law, it will permit any
community, city or county within the state to restrict or ban any
breed of dog as it deems necessary.
I have listed the following Representatives that will be the first to
even see this bill, if it is not pulled before March. Bear in mind,
they are not interested in it now, now is the time to begin our
strategy and also get to know each member....did you send out a
Christmas card this year to your congressional members??? Have you
gone to their local offices to get to know YOUR representative
yet??? Now is the time to not only do that but almost, if not more
important, go meet your representative's ASSISTANT...are you aware
that many times the assistant knows more about what is happening than
the official??? True, they are the ones that keep their boss in tune
with what is happening and they also can and do make suggestions on
issues based on what they have learned...they really have a pulse on
the community...so go meet the assistants...you can do this NOW and
become friends...!!!!!!
Following is the list of Committee Members that will hear HB 101
first this year. I have listed their office in their local districts
so get out and become a familiar, friendly face in your local
offices!! I have also listed other committee assignments,
employments and local activities that may be relevant to the canine
issues at hand.
Rep. Denise Grimsley, Chair
Suite B
205 S. Commerce Avenue
Sebring, FL 33870-3604
Phone: (863) 385-5251
Rep. Bryan Nelson, Vice Chair
409 S. Park Avenue
Apopka, FL 32703-5261
Phone: (407) 880-4414
Insurance Agent and on insurance committee
Rep. Debbie Boyd, Democratic Ranking Member
95 NW 1st Avenue
High Springs, FL 32643-2653
Phone: (386) 454-0803
Rep. Bill Galvano
214 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (850) 488-4086
Rep. Bill Heller
Alexander Building
535 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3703
Phone: (727) 552-2573
Rep. Martin David "Marty" Kiar
6600 University Drive
Parkland, FL 33067-2500
Phone: (954) 346-2813
Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Suite 111
2300 Coral Way
Miami, FL 33145-3511
Phone: (305) 442-6877
Rep. Ralph Poppell
Suite 1C
400 South Street
Titusville, FL 32780-7610
Phone: (321) 383-5151
Insurance Committee
Rep. Juan C. Zapata
13550 SW 88th Street
Miami, FL 33186-1541
Phone: (305) 273-3288
Active in Miami-Dade issues
jan cooper
jan4rott@rott-n-chatter.com
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