Rich Fork Kennels

David & Mitzi Marlowe

Thomasville, NC

Political Dog Dealings, Legislators Decisions and Meetings

BREAKING NEWS:  SB#35 to ban dog hunting in Orange County will not be heard!
Senators Jim Davis and Michael P. Walters are the two (2) Co-Chairmen of the Senate State & Local Government Committee.  The word from the Chairmen is Sen. Ellie Kinnaird’s SB#35 to ban dog hunting in Orange County will NOT BE HEARD.  This is good news!

Senate Bill #35 is not just about Orange County.  If one bad dog bills gets through this new conservative legislature, we could have a deluge of other bad dog bills.  We need to stop this first one dead in its tracks.  We very much appreciate the willingness of the NC Senate Leadership to help us.

Please call or email Co-Chairmen Michael Walters and Jim Davis before Monday.  Please call (you can leave a voice mail) or email these two (2) Senators to thank them for protecting our heritage and right to hunt with dogs!  Simply say,” I want to thank you for stopping Senate Bill #35.”

Senator Michael P. Walters (Democrat, District #13 Hoke & Robeson Counties)
1118 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh office (919) 733-5651
Michael.Walters@ncleg.net

Senator Jim Davis (Republican, District #50 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transylvania Counties)
2111 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh office (919) 733-5875
Jim.Davis@ncleg.net

We will watch to ensure no action is taken in the NC House of Representatives on this issue.  It is possible for a House member from Orange County to file a similar bill.  We will keep you informed.  Please call or email in the next two days so they have some positive emails when they get to work on Monday.  Let them know you appreciate them!

Thank you for joining the fight!

Joe & Henri McClees
NC Sporting Dog Association, Inc.
PO Box 430
Oriental, NC 28571
Office (252) 249-1097
Fax (252) 249-3275
www.ncsportingdog.org
Joe’s mobile (252) 671-1585
Henri’s mobile (252) 671-1559

Thanks to ALL HUNTERS who contacted legislators on the hunter trespass issue!

An improved version of the Landowner Protection Act HB#762 passed the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, 5/17/11. Your calls and emails alerted legislators to the serious problems contained in prior versions of the hunter trespass bills. Your help stopped the momentum of Farm Bureau and changed the perspective of the Wildlife Resources Commission.

Because of your work, legislators like Senator Doug Berger recognized the bad provisions included in the older versions of SB#374 and HB#762. Last Thursday, Senator Berger stopped SB#374 by moving to send it to a Senate Committee.

Joe McClees negotiated with the Wildlife Resources Commission over the weekend to change the worst features of the hunter trespass bills.

The amended version may be found by clicking the following link and going to the Second Edition as soon as it is posted (it should be posted on this evening):

http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H762

House Bill #762 as amended addresses the issue of TRESPASS ON POSTED LAND:

Written permission required for POSTED LAND ONLY.
Unposted land is no longer mentioned in the bill. No requirements for unposted land.
Road right-of-way issues are no longer mentioned in the bill. No ban on roadside hunting. Local laws prevail.
Voluntary alternative method of posting land: place identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts around the property to be posted.
Must have written permission on one’s person while on posted land.

HB#762 now goes to the House floor for a vote by the entire House. If it passes the House, it will go to the Senate. Check the above link to keep up with the progress of HB#762. This bill is still in transit!

We know there are many special situations to be addressed. We will be happy to meet with member Clubs and Individual Members to discuss your specific circumstances. Join the Association today. We need your support as we continue to work to protect dog hunting. Please feel free to contact Joe or Henri McClees for more information.

Thank you! Henri McClees

NC Sporting Dog Association, Inc.

PO Box 430, Oriental, NC 28571

Office (252) 249-1097, Fax (252) 249-3275

Joe’s mobile (252) 671-1585

Henri’s mobile (252) 671-1559

www.ncsportingdog.org

A litte info about us

Our Kennel started in 1981 as Rich Fork...which is a creek that runs through our farm (not my financial status) It was a small dog club with members including me, Wheeler Manning of Williamston, NC, Ashton Rowe, Rickey Byrd, and Jeremy Rowe. We are all stiil together, Ashton and I being the vocal loud mouths!!!