Post by larrydbollman on Dec 12, 2008 14:29:05 GMT -5
I got this email from MHC:
Hello Friends of Michigan Falconry! Once again, we are needing your help to push through our new falconry bill! With your help over the past month, we have made some progress with our attempts to get the falconry bill passed this year. Unfortunately, we have had some set backs as well. We are going to stand steadfast and keep pushing to pass our bill before the end of the year, but we need you help! Here is the current status and what we need help with. I have pasted a message below from Michael Yachick, MHC President. I also spoke with Michael this morning and he ask me to get this information out to as many friends of falconry as I could.
"I just got off the phone with Dave Hogan (MHC Legislative Coordinator)and and he informed me that the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085), the one we want, was passed out of committee, was just voted on by the House and it passed! That's the good news. Here is the breakdown from yesterday: legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2008-SB-1085
Now for the not so good news.. The falconry bill has been put together with the crossbow bill and is going to be sent back to the Senate. This is an obvious political move since the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) passed out of the Senate with no negative votes. It now has to go back to the Senate for another vote piggybacked with thecrossbow bill. (Note: Joel A Sheltrown has been promising us he would pass this bill through committee and he finally has. In doing this, the bill received no negative votes. Knowing that this bill had the support, he piggybacked it with another bill he is sponsoring, a "crossbow hunting" bill. I apologize that I do not have any information on this bill yet. In doing this, the falconry bill now has to go BACK through the House WITH thecrossbow bill. His angle is that the falconry bill had so much support, that members of the house that supported it will pass it again, with the crossbow bill.
Ugh.. So here we go again! Call your State Senator tomorrow, (Friday) and then again on Monday and ask them to support the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) that they will vote on next week. I would stay away from mentioning the crossbow bill in your request. Here is how to find your State Senator: www.senate.michigan.gov/FindYourSenator/michiganfys.asp
It is extremely important to get as many calls to as many Senators as we can. If you have friends or family members that can also call, look up their Senators for them, give them the phone number, tell them what to say "Please vote YES on the falconry bill( Senate Bill 1085) next week".
We are almost done with this process and hopefully with this last push, we will get the falconry bill that we have been working so hard on. Thank you for your efforts. Michael G. Yachcik"
So gang, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make a quick call to your state Senator and ask for their support of the falconry bill next week.. Call again on Monday and remind them as well. Send them a follow up e-mail after each call, but most importantly, CALL! Here is what is at stake here for Michigan falconers:
1) Being able to trap hawks in the state
2) Not having to do this legislative process again in 5 years if we don'teliminate the sunset.
3) Being limited to (if some form of legislation passes) 25 birds to be taken for falconry purposes each year. Typically, for the past 5 years, ALL of the available permits have been filled and some people went without being able to take a bird from the state due to this limit.
4) Having a secure future for falconry. Once the bill is passed, we will not have to fight like this again. So again, please help us out. Take the time to contact your friends and family, get them the information for their state Senator and have them call. Tell them to say "Please support the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) with a YES vote next week".
Hello Friends of Michigan Falconry! Once again, we are needing your help to push through our new falconry bill! With your help over the past month, we have made some progress with our attempts to get the falconry bill passed this year. Unfortunately, we have had some set backs as well. We are going to stand steadfast and keep pushing to pass our bill before the end of the year, but we need you help! Here is the current status and what we need help with. I have pasted a message below from Michael Yachick, MHC President. I also spoke with Michael this morning and he ask me to get this information out to as many friends of falconry as I could.
"I just got off the phone with Dave Hogan (MHC Legislative Coordinator)and and he informed me that the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085), the one we want, was passed out of committee, was just voted on by the House and it passed! That's the good news. Here is the breakdown from yesterday: legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2008-SB-1085
Now for the not so good news.. The falconry bill has been put together with the crossbow bill and is going to be sent back to the Senate. This is an obvious political move since the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) passed out of the Senate with no negative votes. It now has to go back to the Senate for another vote piggybacked with thecrossbow bill. (Note: Joel A Sheltrown has been promising us he would pass this bill through committee and he finally has. In doing this, the bill received no negative votes. Knowing that this bill had the support, he piggybacked it with another bill he is sponsoring, a "crossbow hunting" bill. I apologize that I do not have any information on this bill yet. In doing this, the falconry bill now has to go BACK through the House WITH thecrossbow bill. His angle is that the falconry bill had so much support, that members of the house that supported it will pass it again, with the crossbow bill.
Ugh.. So here we go again! Call your State Senator tomorrow, (Friday) and then again on Monday and ask them to support the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) that they will vote on next week. I would stay away from mentioning the crossbow bill in your request. Here is how to find your State Senator: www.senate.michigan.gov/FindYourSenator/michiganfys.asp
It is extremely important to get as many calls to as many Senators as we can. If you have friends or family members that can also call, look up their Senators for them, give them the phone number, tell them what to say "Please vote YES on the falconry bill( Senate Bill 1085) next week".
We are almost done with this process and hopefully with this last push, we will get the falconry bill that we have been working so hard on. Thank you for your efforts. Michael G. Yachcik"
So gang, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make a quick call to your state Senator and ask for their support of the falconry bill next week.. Call again on Monday and remind them as well. Send them a follow up e-mail after each call, but most importantly, CALL! Here is what is at stake here for Michigan falconers:
1) Being able to trap hawks in the state
2) Not having to do this legislative process again in 5 years if we don'teliminate the sunset.
3) Being limited to (if some form of legislation passes) 25 birds to be taken for falconry purposes each year. Typically, for the past 5 years, ALL of the available permits have been filled and some people went without being able to take a bird from the state due to this limit.
4) Having a secure future for falconry. Once the bill is passed, we will not have to fight like this again. So again, please help us out. Take the time to contact your friends and family, get them the information for their state Senator and have them call. Tell them to say "Please support the falconry bill (Senate Bill 1085) with a YES vote next week".