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HB 1775 Prohibiting the production of fur products

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Humptulips:
I would like to read the Substitute Bill rather than a summary but here is my take on it starting with your last question.
What is the intent section? That is section 1 where they say why they are doing this. Basically, furs are bad, climate change, cruel, small part of economy, pollution so we are outlawing them.

Effect? I'm no lawyer but I think it ends making anything out of furs in WA.
Frank,
You selling tanned furs would be OK, having something made out of furs out-of-State and bringing them back and selling them, OK. Any of your customers that sew furs, no can do unless it is for a Native American of a federally recognized tribe and you would have to keep records on those sales. I guess not only Native Americans, anything for religious proposes so a shtreimel would be OK too. Someone like D. Stanley, out of business.

Ric0:
Thank you Bruce for the update.

Humptulips:
HB 1775 is still alive and headed towards the House floor. This is the Bill that would make "Fur Production" illegal in WA. It has been modified from the original Bill but it still will impact fur manufacturers in WA. We need to send in letters to our Representatives asking them to vote no on this Bill. Please take the time to contact your Legislators about this Bill at
 https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1775&Year=2025&Initiative=false 
 You can read the Substitute Bill there and there is a link to send comments. Please take the time. It matters. Best to write something of your own but I have provided a few talking points below.
Commented earlier? Doesn't hurt to do it again since the Bill had been modified.

Talking points for HB 1775 rebuttal
State gets to decide what is traditional, cultural
Will put small crafters and furriers out of business because a significant portion of their business is ranch fur.
Majority of these crafters making fur items are female or minority owned businesses.
Even if fur farms are part of a certification program there is no labeling program that carries with it proof of certification through the levels of brokers and auctions, ranch furs go through before they reach the manufacturer.
There is no allowance for current inventory of ranch furs that will be impossible to document as coming from a certified fur farm.
The proposed Bill covers fur farmed mink, marten, fox and chinchilla and yet we legally harvest wild mink, marten and fox that are acceptable to use in fur production under this Bill. How are those to be differentiated? 
 The Bill originally was purported to champion animal welfare and environmental pollution but now only impacts crafters trying to make a living sewing. 
If passed it will be an unenforceable mess.

Ghost Hunter:
Wonder where all the barter fairs and communities are on this?

Humptulips:
Good update to post, HB1775 died in the Appropriations Commitee Friday after failing to make it to the floor before the out of committee cut off date.
Thanks for everybody's help in killing this Bill by writing to their Reps.

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