ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION 2015/2016 SESSION Bill Number and Title with Statement of Purpose Sponsor(s) Status: Committee link to language Assignment, HSUS Position and Action Steps S. 22, An act relating to This bill proposes to prohibit the Sen. Dick Sears Senate Committee on Agriculture docking the tail of a bovine procedure of docking the tail of a bovine Bennington County unless the tail docking procedure is Action Steps: performed by a veterinarian in order to If your Senator is on the assigned relieve pain or save the life of the committee, ask him to SUPPORT bovine. the bill.

If your Senator is the sponsor, THANK him for sponsoring the bill. H. 122, An act relating to the This bill proposes to prohibit the Rep. Jim McCullough* House Committee on Fish, Wildlife possession, sale, and possession, sale, offer for sale, trade, or Chittenden-2 and Water Resources distribution of shark fins distribution of shark fins. Rep. Bill Frank Action Steps: Chittenden-3 If your Representative is on the assigned committee, ask him/her Rep. to SUPPORT the bill. Chittenden-3 If your Representative is a sponsor, THANK him for sponsoring the bill.

*Please note that the prime sponsor, Rep. Jim McCullough also serves on the assigned committee— so please THANK him for sponsoring if he is your lawmaker. H. 164, An act relating to This bill proposes to amend the Rep. House Committee on Agriculture adequate shelter for dogs requirements for the sheltering of dogs. Orleans-2 and Forest Products housed outdoors Action Steps: If your Representative is on the assigned committee, ask him/her to SUPPORT the bill.

If your Representative is the sponsor, THANK him for sponsoring the bill. H. 297, An act relating to the This bill proposes to prohibit the import, Rep. House Committee on Fish, Wildlife sale of ivory or rhinoceros sale, offer for sale, purchase, barter, or Chittenden 6-1 and Water Resources horn possession with intent to sell of any ivory, ivory product, rhinoceros horn, or Rep. Joan Lenes Action Steps: rhinoceros horn product. Chittenden 5-2 If your Representative is on the assigned committee, ask him/her Rep. John Bartholomew to SUPPORT the bill. Windsor-1 If your Representative is a Rep. Lynn Batchelor sponsor, THANK him/her for Orleans-1 sponsoring the bill.

Rep. Caledonia-3

Rep. Bennington-4

Rep. Rachel Fields Bennington 2-1

Rep. Windham-5

Rep. Chittenden-2

Rep. Ann Manwaring Windham-6

Rep. Linda Myers Chittenden-8-1

Rep. Charles Shaw Rutland-6

Rep. Windham-2-3

H. 466, An act relating to This bill proposes to recognize any dog Rep. Job Tate House Committee on General, recognizing the rescue dog as adopted from an animal shelter, duly Rutland-Windsor-1 Housing & Military Affairs the State Dog incorporated humane society, or rescue organization as the State Dog. Action Steps: If your Representative is on the assigned committee, ask him/her to SUPPORT the bill

If your Representative is the sponsor, THANK him for sponsoring the bill. H. 460, An act relating to This bill proposes to prohibit the use of Rep. Willem Jewett House Committee on Fish, Wildlife prohibiting the use of lead lead ammunition during the taking of Addison-2 and Water Resources ammunition for the taking of wildlife. wildlife Action Steps: If your Representative is on the assigned committee, ask him/her to SUPPORT the bill.

If your Representative is the sponsor, THANK him for sponsoring the bill. H. 374, An act relating to This bill proposes to prohibit a farm Rep. Patti Komline House Committee on Agriculture prohibiting the confinement of owner, operator, or manager from Bennington-Rutland and Forest Products gestating sows knowingly confining a gestating sow in an enclosure in a manner that prevents Rep. Kurt Wright Action Steps: the animal from turning around freely, Chittenden-6-1 If your Representative is on the lying down, standing up, or fully Rep. assigned committee, ask him/her extending the limbs of the animal. Rutland-2 to SUPPORT the bill.

Rep. Alison Clarkson If your Representative is a Windsor-5 sponsor, THANK him/her for sponsoring the bill. Rep. Jean O'Sullivan Chittenden-6-2 S. 150, An act relating to the This bill proposes to make discretionary Sen. Jeanette White* Senate Committee on Government Vermont Spay Neuter the existing requirement that the Agency Windham County Operations Incentive Program of Human Services contract with a qualified program to implement the Action Steps: Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive If your Senator is on the assigned Program. committee, ask him/her to SUPPORT the bill.

If your Senator is a sponsor, THANK her for sponsoring the bill.

* Please note that the sponsor, Sen. White, is also the chair of the assigned committee—so please THANK her for sponsoring if she is your lawmaker