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The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 282 of 3307/5/2010failed in 2007, so McAlpin made a slight change to the 2009 bill. The plan is to have breeders buy a license that would pay for inspections. "It's not a big brother bill, it's just saying when youwhen reach those numbers, it's a fine line to impacting public health and safety" said McAlpin. Pauli says that legislators have introduced six additional "animal bills" for the 2009 session.UPDATE: (1/18/09) - “We are targeting people who breed large numbers of dogs without respect to genetics, without regard to the age of the female dog; who breed dogs on their first heatand every heat, until the dog is no longer producing and is then discarded,” Prato said. “Responsible breeders are the ones who breed to improve the breed, not to propagate the breed.”Billings - (12/27/08) - With close to 10 million horses in the nation, Montana horse owners and enthusiasts are concerned about the welfare of the equine industry if legislation is passedbanning the transport of horses to slaughter facilities. H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008, would ban the transportation of horses to slaughter, making it a federalcrime,” explained Nancy Schlepp of the Montana Farm Bureau Federation during its equine seminar on Nov. 9 in Billings, Mont. “It would also affect the transportation of horses in general,such as to rodeos, ranches or for hunting.” Horses have been transported to slaughter facilities in Canada and Mexico since the Fifth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruling shut down theTexas horse slaughter plants, and the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals shut down the plant in Illinois. Now, animal rights activists, such as the Humane Society of the United States,have been pushing for the passage of this bill, H.R. 6598, to further prevent horse slaughter, which they claim is an act of cruelty.NEBRASKA - - The 101st Legislature opened Jan 7, 2009No Report for NebraskaNEVADA - The 75th Legislature opens Feb. 2, 2009NV BDR 778Session: 2009 (2/2/09 thru 6/1/09 Prefiled)Sponsor: BreedenSummary:Requires licensing of dog breeders.History:** 12/12/2008 Bill Draft requested ***** No action taken to move this BDR to the Legislative floor at this time. It can be called to the floor anytime during the legislative sessionNEW HAMPSHIRE - The 161st Session opened Jan 7, 2009HB0059 - AN ACT requiring employers of employees with service dogs to place signs prohibiting animals other than service dogs. HOUSE COMMERCE AND CONSUMERAFFAIRSHB0148 - AN ACT relative to the sale and vaccination of animals. ANALYSIS This bill requires that applicants for a license to transfer household pets provide proof of conformity withmunicipal zoning regulations before issuance of a license. HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTUREHB0220 - AN ACT relative to civil proceedings for forfeiture of animals. ANALYSIS This bill requires that animals be taken into custody when a person is charged with cruelty to animals.HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEEHB0247 - AN ACT relative to the assistance of the state veterinarian with the investigation and enforcement of animal abuse laws. HOUSE COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTUREHB0278 - AN ACT relative to the penalty for mistreating service animals. HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETYHB0337 - AN ACT permitting the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals. COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and AdministrationSB0019 - AN ACT relative to government immunity from lawsuits for municipal dogparks.SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEEOgunquit - (1/8/09) - Things got a little testy Tuesday as selectmen considered resident John Mixon's request to expedite the processing of his citizen's petition concerning changes to townordinances governing dogs. Mixon filed a petition that would liberalize dog owners' ability to demonstrate an animal is under voice control, so that approved dogs may be walked without aleash around town. Selectmen accepted the petition and agreed to consider it at the June Town Meeting. Mixon wants the changes put to a vote sooner.Rye - (1/7/09) - Voters at the town's deliberative session will be asked to consider changes to the ordinance governing dogs on the beaches. The changes would add one hour in the morningfor dogs to run off-leash and require leashes during two hours in the evening. The changes would affect summer months only, from the first Saturday before Memorial Day to Oct. 1.Currently, unleashed dogs are not allowed on the beach in the summer from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The proposed changes would allow unleashed dogs until 9 each morning, but also require dogs tobe leashed from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The changes must be approved by voters on March 10 to take effect. As an SB2 town, voters could change the wording of the proposed ordinance at the Jan.31 deliberative session.NEW JERSEYAB3335 - An Act establishing animal cruelty assistant county prosecutors, supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes and chapter 22 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, and amendingP.L.1966, c.37. SYNOPSIS Requires animal cruelty training for selected assistant county prosecutors and tracking of animal cruelty cases in State uniform crime reporting system; directs AG toissue prosecutor guidelines for animal cruelty cases. STATEMENT This bill requires each county prosecutor to have one or more assistant county prosecutors specially trained in matters ofanimal cruelty, the State animal cruelty laws, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The bill provides that this training would be prescribed by the Attorney General, inconsultation with the Humane Society University of the Humane Society of the United States. The Humane Society University has a prosecutor training program. The bill also requires theAttorney General to issue a checklist for animal cruelty cases for, and distribute them to, county and municipal prosecutors. The bill further requires that the uniform crime reporting systemestablished by P.L.1966, c.37 (C.52:17B-5.1 et seq.) include tracking of animal cruelty offenses and violations. Finally, the bill authorizes the Attorney General to issue guidelines and adoptregulations that may be necessary for implementing the act.A3539- An Act concerning animal cruelty, supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes and amending R.S.4:22-26. 1. (New section) a. No person shall cruelly restrain a dog.A person cruelly restrains a dog if the person:(1) chains, ties, fastens or otherwise tethers a dog to a dog house, tree, stake, pole, fence, wall or any other stationary object for more than three hours in a 24-hourperiod;(2) regardless of how long a period of time, chains, ties, fastens or otherwise tethers a dog with any collar or similar device other than a properly fitted harness or buckletypecollar for the dog; or(3) regardless of how long a period of time, uses a choke or prong collar on the dog when chaining, tying, fastening or otherwise tethering the dog.