House Resolution 25 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                      BY  PETERSEN
  1  3 A Resolution recognizing the American Kennel Club
  1  4    Canine Good Citizen Program and supporting its
  1  5    effort to promote responsible dog ownership in
  1  6    Iowa.
  1  7    WHEREAS, the American Kennel Club has developed a
  1  8 Canine Good Citizen Program to encourage dog owners to
  1  9 train and control their pets; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, dogs play an important role in the lives
  1 11 of many Iowa citizens by serving as companions and
  1 12 guides and by assisting in the physical and emotional
  1 13 therapy of their owners or masters; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, it is recognized that dog=related problems
  1 15 are most often caused by irresponsible owners; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, responsible dog ownership is encouraged in
  1 17 Iowa, and all owners should properly control their
  1 18 dogs and provide adequate training for their dogs; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Canine Good Citizen Programs identify and
  1 20 officially recognize those dogs who behave as members
  1 21 in good standing with the community; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, with pet bites and animal trespassing
  1 23 concerns on the rise, there is a real need for dogs to
  1 24 remain well=behaved community members; NOW, THEREFORE,
  1 25    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 26 That the members of the House of Representatives
  1 27 commend the American Kennel Club for encouraging pet
  1 28 owners to train their dogs to become "Canine Good
  1 29 Citizens"; and
  1 30    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Clerk of the
  2  1 House of Representatives is authorized and directed to
  2  2 transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the
  2  3 American Kennel Club.
  2  4 LSB 1952HH 83
  2  5 jr/nh/5