Thursday, April 1, 2010

New California Vaccination Law

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CALIFORNIA--Medical Exemption Bill AB 2000 ACTION ALERT!

California Assembly Member Curt Hagman has filed a bill which will insert a Medical Exemption Clause into California's Rabies Law. Assembly Bill AB200 http://www.leginfo.%20ca.gov./pub/%2009-10/bill/%20asm/ab_1951-%202000/ab_2000_%20bill_20100217_%20introduced.%20html

"This bill would exempt from the vaccination requirement the owner of a dog that a licensed veterinarian determines, on an annual basis, may have a potentially lethal reaction to the vaccination."

The bill has gone to the Agriculture Committee, concerned pet owners should call the Committee Secretary (Mona Wood) at 916-319-2084 and/or contact the Committee members at the phone numbers or e-mail addresses below and leave a message for the Committee that you want them to recommend passage of this bill. Feline owners should request that cats be included as well.

Cathleen Galgiani - Chair
Dem-17 (916) 319-2017 Assemblymember.Galgiani@assembly.ca.gov

Tom Berryhill - Vice Chair
Rep-25 (916) 319-2025 Assemblymember.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov

Connie Conway
Rep-34 (916) 319-2034 Assemblymember.Conway@assembly.ca.gov

Jean Fuller
Rep-32 (916) 319-2032 Assemblymember.Fuller@assembly.ca.gov

Jerry Hill
Dem-19 (916) 319-2019 Assemblymember.Hill@assembly.ca.gov

Fiona Ma
Dem-12 (916) 319-2012 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov

Tony Mendoza
Dem-56 (916) 319-2056 Assemblymember.Mendoza@assembly.ca.gov

Mariko Yamada
Dem-8 (916) 319-2008 Assemblymember.Yamada@assembly.ca.gov