WHOA guys!! I'm not sure where your information on Missouri's Prop B has come from but I think you have been given information that isn't quite correct. Prob B was NOT
repealed or overturned. Prop B was "modified" in Senate Bill 113. I live in Missouri and just today attended a meeting where I listened to Senator Mike Parsons, Representative Jason Smith, & Representative Lincoln (forgot his last name) speak about Prob B and SB 113. In their opinion (and mine) this bill will improve Prob B, giving some "teeth" to it. Prob B had several things that could not be enforced and no money to fund the bill, had dog limits (unconstitutional), unsound husbandry rules, and only applied to licensed breeders (not animal shelters or unlicensed breeders i.e. puppymills). SB 113 has modification that actually adds more fees and will fund the bill to work. It will apply to shelters, hoarders, and all breeders, it adds more money to help catch the unlicensed breeders and more. I've included the bill below but anyone can do a search and see what was modified. This bill now has to go to the House of Representatives and if it passes the House must be signed into law by the Governor. So, Prop B wasn't repealed. I know lots of the media is saying this but it's just not correct and simply one more way misinformation is publicized.
Here is a really good link to what this bill actually said and what it meant.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...oposition.html
Teresa
SS/SCS/SBs 113 & 95 - This act modifies provisions of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA) and the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act.
Currently under the ACFA, the maximum fee for obtaining a license to operate certain dog facilities is $500 per year.
The act increases this maximum to $2,500 per year. The act additionally requires a licensee to pay a $25 fee each year to be used by the Department of Agriculture for Operation Bark Alert.
The act changes the name of the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act to the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act and modifies many of the act's definitions. Anyone subject to the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act must retain all veterinary and sales records for the most recent previous 2 years and make the records available upon request.
Current law prohibits anyone from having more than 50 dogs when the purpose is to breed them and sell the resulting puppies. The act removes this prohibition.
The act removes the current criminal penalty provision under the the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act and
adds new penalty and enforcement provisions to the ACFA and the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act. Where the state veterinarian or an animal welfare official finds that past violations of the ACFA or Canine Cruelty Prevention Act have not been corrected, the director of the Department of Agriculture may refer such cases to the Attorney General or a local prosecutor who may bring an action seeking a restraining order, injunction, or a remedial order to correct the violations. The court may assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation. Additionally, the act creates the crime of canine cruelty, a Class C misdemeanor, which occurs when someone repeatedly violates the ACFA or Canine Cruelty Prevention Act in such a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of animals in the person's custody or when someone violates an agreed-to remedial order involving the safety and welfare of the animals. A second or subsequent offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
The act makes it a Class A misdemeanor for anyone required to have a license under the ACFA to keep his or her animals in stacked cages where there is no impervious layer between the cages, except if cleaning the cages.
