Legislative Alert
by Andy Goodman
MBA
March, 2010
The Pennsylvania Deer
Farmers Association is
facing a tremendous
legislative fight and
your help is needed
immediately.
Please contribute today
to Pennsylvania Deer
Farmers PAC. Our PAC
will help ensure our
voice is listened to in
the Capital.
Pennsylvania Deer
Farmers are advocating
for a $75 fee on your
Certified Licensed
Operator license. A fee
is necessary because the
Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture’s budget
has been reduced
tremendously. The
position, within the
Department of Ag, that
oversees the CWD/herd
certification process
was in doubt in June
2009 because of budget
cuts. This year’s budget
is going to be even more
difficult.
If CWD/Herd
Certification position
is cut, your business
cannot get permitting –
which means you run the
risk of losing your
business!
An annual fee of $75 per
license is necessary.
The PDFA is working to
ensure that every dollar
of the fee is put toward
the CWD/ herd
certification position
and hiring another
individual, within the
Department of
Agriculture, in the same
section.
Legislation must be
passed and signed by the
Governor put every
dollar of a licensing
fee toward the CWD/Herd
Certification position
Pennsylvania is the only
state in the nation that
does not have a fee on
their deer farming
licenses.
Your help today is
critical.
• Please write a $100,
$200 or whatever your
budget allows personal
check, payable to PDFA
PAC and send it to
Milliron Associates.
• Please tell your
colleagues why the fee
is important.
• Call or write to your
Representative in the
House and your Senator
(Pennsylvania House &
Senate – Not Congress)
and ask them to support
licensing fees on Deer
Farmers and identify
yourself as a
constituent and deer
farmer.
• Identify your self and
inform your legislators
that Deer Farming is
represented in
Harrisburg by Milliron
and Associates.
Send your personal
check, payable to PDFA
PAC to:
Milliron Associates
200 N 3rd St
Suite 1500
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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