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Animal Law Section

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control has asked whether the MSBA Animal Law Section would be interested in taking a position against HF 1735 (Minnesota Companion Animal Welfare Act).  At the January 18, 2012, Animal Law Section meeting, the Council will consider a section-only position to oppose this bill.

Click here to view the proposed legislation.  To ensure the Council makes a decision representative of section members’ views, we are requesting your feedback.  Following are three ways to provide feedback on or before January 18, 2012:

• Submit a comment to Sue Bores at sbores@mnbar.org. Sue will collect all comments and send them in one document to the Section Council prior to our meeting on January 18.

• Vote for or against opposition to the bill in an online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y37BN88.

Attend the Section Council meeting at the MSBA offices at Noon on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 when the question of whether our Section should take a position against the bill will be voted on by the Council.  If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Sue Bores at sbores@mnbar.org.  Lunch will be provided.

Click here to view the comments submitted by section members. _____________________________________________________

The purposes of the Animal Law Section are:
1. To provide a forum for discussion of legal issues pertaining to animals, including but not limited to issues in the following practice areas: Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Wills and Estates, and Property Law, as well as the enforcement of federal laws;
2. To provide opportunities for legal education;
3. To improve the practice and elevate the ethical standards with regard to legal services pertaining to animals;
4. To draft amicus briefs in important cases pertaining to Animal Law;
5. To initiate legislative change, subject to the approval of the Assembly;
6. To foster and enhance the skills of animal lawyers; and
7. To serve as a liaison with other parts of the MSBA and the public on issues relating to animal law.

COMMITTEES

Amicus Committee: Allison Eklund, Sarah Jewell

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