>I have been studying ferret laws, legislation, and reports found on
>Ferret Central and Acme Ferret's archive site.  The latest entry I
>found was January 2000.  Are there any resources I could go to with
>more current events?
 
Jessica- I'm not sure if you're specifically asking about CA legislation
or about laws in general, but we got this answer last week about the
California bill.  I'm not surprised by the result, but it still makes me
angry.
 
Jaime
 
>From:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject: AB 854 Dead in Appropriations
>
>[Moderator's note: Also forwarded by Chris Kibler <[log in to unmask]>
>BIG]
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>Unfortunately, but not unexpectantly, I just heard today from our author's
>office that AB 854 was put into the suspense file (the file for bills that
>will cost the state more than $140,000) and was not allowed out of that
>file by the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Patrick
>Johnston D-5 (Stockton/Sacramento).
>
>Senator Johnston has long been an opponent of ferret legalization.  He has
>never allowed proponents of the bill to present him with any evidence that
>contradicts his position.  He sits on the board of directors of the CA
>Audubon Society, another opponent of ferret legalization.
>
>Senator Johnston is term limited at the end of this session and, while his
>replacement in the Senate will not necessarily chair this committee, we
>hope that a less partial represenatitive will take his place.  But it is
>up to all of you to ensure, with your votes this fall, that the ferret
>issue gets a fair hearing from all of the new members.
>
>As elections are held for State Assemblymembers and State Senators this
>fall, please work hard to elect someone with an open mind to the facts on
>the ferret issue.  The ferret legalization bill has passed the California
>State Assembly time and time again with huge margins, but Senator Johnston
>has blocked a vote in the Senate for the past several years.  This means
>that we must start anew with a new bill and a new author.
>
>It's entirely up to you what kind of reception ferret legalization gets
>from the State Legislature next year.  If you want ferrets legalized, you
>have to work hard for it, it's as simple as that.
>
>Jeanne Carley
>Californians for Ferret Legalization
>www.ferretnews.org
 
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Jaime
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