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Mass HB 5092 bad news for all dog owners

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See what Massachusetts tried to pass



http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3595


Imposing mandatory spay/neuter of all dogs over 12 months of age; or in the alternative, owners will have to qualify for and annually purchase an intact animal permit at a cost of up to $500 per dog.

<LI>Limiting the number of reproductive events per female dog to one litter per year, with few exceptions.

<LI>Requiring the reporting of all sales of puppies to local jurisdictions.

<LI>Eliminating the practice of humane tethering, without allowances for hunting or sled dogs.

<LI>Allowing towns and cities to impose breed-specific ordinances.

<LI>Instituting state-mandated vaccination schedules, instead of allowing vaccination schedules to be provided by, and in consultation with, a veterinarian.

<LI>Establishing unreasonable nuisance laws that can result in the forced sterilization, banishment, or euthanization of dogs</LI>
 
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