Message #204621

[catchrcall]

I just got done looking it over, and it's pretty crazy with all the record keeping and stuff.  It gives inspectors and animal control way to much freedom as far as I'm concerned.

a couple things i noticed:

it says that the breed or or a representative MAY be present during the inspection.  In these bills, there is a big difference between MAY and SHALL.  By saying MAY, they mean that it is ok if the breeder is there during the inspection, but it is not required.  Meaning that the inspector, which can be a state agency, animal control, or a THIRD PARTY (read, any wacko that goes through their inspector training) can inspect the property without anybody being there.  It also says that an inspector may not enter a private residence of a breeder except as neccessary to gain access to animals, records, documents, or other property relevant to the inspection.  So they can go inside your house without you there if they hear a dog bark inside.  

Criminal background checks for breeders, and even for employees of the kennel