Defeated 6 major animal rights bills in Ohio during our first 5 years,
and worked with
county and city officials to review existing ordinances. These included:
SB209 Sponsor: Senator Charles Horn
(Mandatory liability insurance for "dangerous animals"
including pygmy goats, potbellied pigs and tropical fish)
Defeated
SB210 Sponsor: Senator Barry Levy (Annual license fees of $500+ for breeding any
SB189 Sponsor: Senator Betty Montgomery
(Confiscatory powers to local humane societies)
Defeated
HB688 Sponsor: Rep. Frank Sawyer
(Mandatory liability insurance -- See SB209.)
Defeated
HB291 Sponsor: Rep. Frank Sawyer
(Regulatory authority over privately owned livestock given to
Division of Wildlife along with authority to set license fees.)
Defeated
HB91 Sponsor: Rep. Rhine McLin
(Made animal cruelty a greater offense than child abuse.)
Defeated
SB134 Sponsor: Senator Ben Gaeth
(Established exotic meat inspection.)
Passed
Marion County
(Exotic animal ban.)
Defeated
City of Huber Heights
(Exotic animal ban.)
Defeated
Helped to defeat major animal rights bills in West Virginia and Missouri.
Assisted in organizing animal owner associations in Indiana and Michigan.
Worked with Ohio Farm Bureau to write legislation that secured "exotic" meat inspection in 1994.
Formed affiliations with national organizations supporting responsible animal use.
Published a bi-monthly newsletter containing legislative updates and animal care and safety tips.
Established a mail list of friendly industry groups to keep them advised of issues we have in common.
Provided presentations to 4-H groups, breeders associations and other
animal use groups concerning the
animal rights agenda, and appeared on radio talk shows and television
news programs.
Monitored pending legislation in Ohio and other states, as well as federal
legislation affecting animal ownership.
Assisted in organizing animal owner associations in Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota.
Defeated 6 major animal rights bills in Ohio, and worked with county
and city
officials to review existing ordinances. These included:
HB398 Sponsor: Rep. Diane Grendell
(Allowed seller of a horse to control how buyer could use the horse.)
Defeated
HB241 Sponsor: Rep. Diane Grendell (See HB398)
Defeated
SB42 Sponsor: Sen. Robert Gardner
(Authorized townships to adopt noise control regulations and
exempted animal husbandry operations from those regulations.)
Passed
SB235 Sponsor: Sen. Richard Schafrath
(Mandatory rabies vaccination of dogs, cats and ferrets; authorized
local Health Commissioner
to require that all livestock be vaccinated.)
Defeated
SB187 Sponsor: Sen. Doug White
(Mandatory cage specifications for certain privately owned animals.)
Amended to delete this section
HB437 Sponsor: Rep. Pat Tiberi
(increased penalties for animal cruelty to same or greater than crimes
against people.)
Defeated
Senate Bill 26 Sponsors: Sen. Doug White and Rep. Sam Bateman
(Would have removed dogs and cats from the definition of agriculture.)
Defeated
HB108 Sponsor: Rep. Pat Tiberi (same as HB437)
Defeated
HB612 Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Jolivette
(Created an exemption from the fuel use tax for trucks and trailers
weighing 26,000 pounds or less.)
Passed
Animal Welfare Bill
(Updates Ohio's animal welfare statutes and revises Ohio laws regarding
operation of humane societies.)
Pending
Village of Lexington
(Exotic animal ban)
Defeated
Village of Greenwich
(Would have banned all horses from even passing through the village.)
Defeated
Pike Township
(Exotic animal ban)
Defeated
Perry Township
(Exotic animal ban)
Defeated
Worked with other animal interest groups to defeat federal legislation to shut down hunting preserves (HR1202).
Provided financial support in a precedent setting Ohio case concerning property owners' right to protect private property from wildlife damage. (Ohio Division of Wildlife vs. Melvin Troyer)
Served on the Ohio Cervid Advisory Committee re: health issues in captive deer and elk.