Arizona Alert!!!- newly proposed House Bills

[Strikedog]

HB2516 the mandatory spay and neuter law. (this bill will force us to stop breeding and force us to get our dogs/puppies fixed)

HB2153, I believe this bill could effect field trials, and even hunting! (there is no need to change the language of the orginal A.R.S. the only reason this is done is for the Animal rights Activists to get their foot one step closer to stoping all hunting with dogs) Here is a quote from, Wayne Pacelle the President of the Humane Society of the United States has said, “Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as cock fighting and dog fighting.”— Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle, Oct 1991.

Plus more. Here is a link to all the newly proposed bills about dogs:

http://www.azleg.gov/SearchResults.asp? ... hrase=dogs

Please contact, Arizona Legislators. And tell them to Vote NO for these bills!

http://www.azleg.gov/memberRoster.asp?Body=H

[Grzyadms4x4]

Thanks for the heads up! Those damn legislators of ours are nuts.

[azplott]

Any more news on this B.S.?

[Strikedog]

The SDFA is organizing a meeting to try and defeat HB2516.

The meeting is being held,

Tues, Feb 19, 2008 at 6:30p
El Dorado Park Sport Center
2311 N Miller Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ.

So if you are interested on how to defeat this bill please attend the meeting!

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As for HB2153, here is the info I have gotten. Looks like the Animal rights crazies are winning this one, it's on it's way to passing. I suggest you contact the AZ legislators, and ask them how this will affect Field trials! (I would hate to see good people being charged with a felony and their property seized just for hosting, participating and/or attending a field trial!!!)

HB2153 - animals; fighting – DO PASS

Michael Racy, Arizona Humane Society, testified in support of the legislation.

Vice-Chairman Paton moved that HB2153 do pass.

Question was called on the motion that HB2153 do pass. The motion passed by a roll call vote of 8-0-0-0 (Attachment 13).

[Strikedog]

Here is a list of the current House of Representatives email address.

House Roster

eableser@azleg.gov,
kadams@azleg.gov,
malvarez@azleg.gov,
manderson@azleg.gov,
rbarnes@azleg.gov,
nbarto@azleg.gov,
abiggs@azleg.gov,
tboone@azleg.gov,
dbradley@azleg.gov,
jbrown@azleg.gov,
jburges@azleg.gov,
jburns@azleg.gov,
ocajerobedford@azleg.gov,
chcampbell@azleg.gov,
clcampbell@azleg.gov,
tchabin@azleg.gov,
dclark@azleg.gov,
rcrandall@azleg.gov,
scrump@azleg.gov,
mdesimone@azleg.gov,
adriggs@azleg.gov,
sfarley@azleg.gov,
efarnsworth@azleg.gov,
sgallardo@azleg.gov,
mgarcia@azleg.gov,
tgroe@azleg.gov,
phershberger@azleg.gov,
jkavanagh@azleg.gov,
bkonopnicki@azleg.gov,
plopes@azleg.gov,
llopez@azleg.gov,
dlujan@azleg.gov,
lmason@azleg.gov,
mmcclure@azleg.gov,
jmccomish@azleg.gov,
bmcguire@azleg.gov,
nmclain@azleg.gov,
rmeza@azleg.gov,
bmiranda@azleg.gov,
rmurphy@azleg.gov,
jnelson@azleg.gov,
wnichols@azleg.gov,
lpancrazi@azleg.gov,
jpaton@azleg.gov,
rpearce@azleg.gov,
tprezelski@azleg.gov,
mreagan@azleg.gov,
prios@azleg.gov,
brobson@azleg.gov,
dschapira@azleg.gov,
ksinema@azleg.gov,
bstump@azleg.gov,
jthrasher@azleg.gov,
atobin@azleg.gov,
atom@azleg.gov,
tulmer@azleg.gov,
jweiers@azleg.gov,
jpweiers@azleg.gov,
syarbrough@azleg.gov,
nyoungwright@azleg.gov


Senate Roster

paboud@azleg.gov,
aaguirre@azleg.gov,
callen@azleg.gov,
marzberger@azleg.gov,
tbee@azleg.gov,
rblendu@azleg.gov,
rburns@azleg.gov,
mburtoncahill@azleg.gov
kcheuvront@azleg.gov
jflake@azleg.gov,
jgarcia@azleg.gov,
pgorman@azleg.gov,
rgould@azleg.gov,
cgray@azleg.gov,
lgray@azleg.gov,
ahale@azleg.gov,
jharper@azleg.gov,
jhuppenthal@azleg.gov,
kjohnson@azleg.gov,
llandrumtaylor@azleg.gov,
bleff@azleg.gov,
dmccunedavis@azleg.gov,
rmiranda@azleg.gov,
tohalleran@azleg.gov,
cpesquiera@azleg.gov,
rrios@azleg.gov,
vsoltero@azleg.gov,
jtibshraeny@azleg.gov,
tverschoor@azleg.gov,
jwaring@azleg.gov

[Strikedog]

Arizona: Mandatory Spay or Neuter Measure Awaits House Committee!

Friday, February 29, 2008

House Bill 2516, sponsored by State Representative Ed Ableser (D-17), would prohibit persons from owning or keeping a dog or cat that is more than six months old if the animal has not been spayed or neutered. A person would have to obtain an intact permit to own an animal that does not fit the criteria, which places an unfair burden on Arizona sportsmen who may own/breed dogs for hunting purposes.

This legislation threatens to keep hunters and other dog owners from making decisions based upon their own personal circumstances. It would prevent hunters from continuing the tradition of occasionally breeding their favorite dog in order to provide other hunters with good dogs and defray some of the costs associated with caring for their animals. From a financial perspective, the bill discriminates against hunters with limited budgets.

HB2516 is currently in the House waiting to be assigned to a committee. It is important that NRA members continue to monitor this bill that would severely impact sportsmen if it were to become law. Please contact your State Representative and urge him or her to oppose HB2516. You can find your State Representative by clicking here:

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/state/main/?s ... yofficials

[TomJr]

The following is from an E-mail we got from Arizona game and fish. I could not find HCR 2037 on the State house site because they block access to that level. So I could not find the wording that AZGF is objecting to... sounds like a good idea to me. If it makes it to Us the voters I guess we will see then.



News from the Arizona Game and Fish Commission

Arizona Game and Fish Commission concerned that
proposed legislation could impede wildlife management, bring lawsuits

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has expressed concern to House Concurrent Resolution 2037, a proposed amendment that would create a new constitutional right to hunt and fish in Arizona.



The Game and Fish Commission voted on Feb. 21 to oppose the bill as written, after a legal review by the Attorney General’s office advised that elevating hunting and fishing to a constitutional right could potentially hurt the state’s ability to enforce wildlife laws or take wildlife management actions, and could open the door to lawsuits from individuals who feel their rights to hunt and fish have been adversely affected.



“We understand the desire of the bill’s supporters to protect the ability of people to hunt and fish in Arizona into the future,” said Commission Chairman William McLean. “While the concept sounds appealing on the surface, the language of this bill as currently written could contain many pitfalls for wildlife management and law enforcement.”



The commission and the bill’s supporters worked extensively over the past week in an attempt to reach a compromise on the bill’s wording. But in a public commission meeting on Monday, the sides could not come to an agreement.



“Both sides made a diligent, good-faith effort to try to arrive at language that would satisfy the bill’s supporters and alleviate our concerns, but in the end, we couldn’t arrive at mutually acceptable language,” said McLean.



Under current Arizona law, hunting and fishing are considered privileges, not constitutional rights. Making them constitutional rights could subject Game and Fish laws and regulations to a more stringent legal standard and increase disputes over whether those laws and regulations overly restrict someone’s right to fish and hunt.



As an example, certain laws that regulate hunting and fishing, as well as the commission’s decisions to revoke a person’s hunting and fishing license privileges, would likely be subject to a strict scrutiny standard because they would interfere with a person’s constitutional right to hunt and fish.



Yet another example, the commission is likely to face more legal challenges to its decisions on matters such as issuing a certain number of big game tags, establishing bag limits, and closing or limiting access to certain areas to protect wildlife habitat or benefit protected species, because these actions might interfere with the constitutional right to hunt and fish.



“In addition to the high expense of defending the lawsuits, the State could potentially face large damage awards, injunctions blocking the enforcement of hunt orders, challenges to road or land closures protecting wildlife habitat, court decisions declaring state wildlife laws unconstitutional, reversal of criminal convictions and revocation orders on constitutional grounds, and above all, the diversion of vital agency resources to defend the litigation instead of managing wildlife,” said McLean.



The bill passed through the House Committee on Natural Resources and Public Safety yesterday by a 6-3 vote (and one committee member voting as present).



If ultimately approved by the Legislature, HCR 2037 would go to voters as a ballot referendum this fall.

[azplott]

That bill is a great idea. I love it. The Game and Fish Commision is just worried about anything that could limit thier power in any way. Any down side to this is drasticaly outwieghed by the huge benifits it provides.

[Strikedog]

Disappointing news! It was close, but yesterday afternoon HCR 2037, the Right to Hunt legislation was defeated by a vote of 28 to 27!

See how your legislator voted below. Please call or email to thank them if they voted YES. If they voted NO, express your concern and politely ask them to explain their vote. It is important that we stay in touch with our elected officials to let them know that we are keeping track of these bills.

Link to contact info for AZ State Legislators:

http://www.azleg.gov/memberRoster.asp?Body=H

http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=S


BILL STATUS VOTES FOR HCR2037 - Committee of the Whole
Y = Yes
N = No
NV = Not Voting
EXC = Excused
V = Vacant

Member Name - Vote

Ed Ableser - N
Kirk Adams - Y
Manuel V. Alvarez - NV
Mark Anderson - Y
Ray Barnes - Y
Nancy K. Barto - Y
Andy Biggs - Y
Tom Boone - Y
David Bradley - N
Jack A. Brown - N
Judy M. Burges - Y
Jennifer J. Burns - NV
Olivia Cajero Bedford - N
Chad Campbell - N
Cloves C. Campbell, Jr. - N
Tom Chabin - N
Doug Clark - Y
Rich Crandall - Y
Sam Crump - Y
Mark DeSimone - N
Adam Driggs - Y
Steve Farley - N
Eddie Farnsworth - NV
Steve M. Gallardo - N
Martha Garcia - N
Trish Groe - Y
Pete Hershberger - N
John Kavanagh - Y
Bill Konopnicki - Y
Phil Lopes - N
Linda Lopez - N
David Lujan - N
Lucy Mason - Y
Marian McClure - NV
John McComish - Y
Barbara McGuire - N
Nancy McLain - Y
Robert Meza - N
Ben R. Miranda - N
Rick Murphy - Y
John B. Nelson - Y
Warde V. Nichols - Y
Lynne Pancrazi - N
Jonathan Paton - NV
Russell K. Pearce - Y
Tom Prezelski - N
Michele Reagan - N
Pete Rios - N
Bob Robson - Y
David Schapira - N
Kyrsten Sinema - N
Bob Stump - Y
Jackie Thrasher - N
Andrew M. Tobin - Y
Albert Tom - N
Theresa Ulmer - N
Jim Weiers - Y
Jerry Weiers - Y
Steven B. Yarbrough - Y
Nancy Young Wright - N

[Strikedog]

HB2516 -the mandatory spay and neuter law- DIED EARLY THIS SESSION!

&

HB2153 the Animal fighting bill- DIED late this session!

I am sure they will be back in full force next session! But 2 small victorys for now!