Tillberry looks to next year for his cat and dog breeders license bill
Rep. Tom Tillberry, DFL-Fridley, said he asked the House ag committee this morning (March 27) right at the start of the hearing to hold his cat and dog breeders license bill over.
It was tabled — that sounds harsh, he noted.
“I knew it needed more time,” said Tillberry, indicating that he plans to work with the various stakeholder groups over upcoming months.
“I would see if we can bring it back out next year,” he said of the bill.
Tillberry, like other bill supporters, opined that some opposition to his bill had less to do with what the legislation actually contained than underlying issues.
For instance, the various stakeholders groups mistrust, even fear, other groups, he explained. And that a history existing long before he picked up the legisaltion, explained Tillberry.
People showing up to testify at the committee hearings were thoughtful, genuinely concerned people who loved their animals, Tillberry opined.
“The bill might feel insulting (to them),” he said.
But rather than trying to insult people, he merely wanted to extend to cat and dog breeders the security and status that having a license brings, Tillberry explained.
