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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2019 - 12/31/2019

Lobbyist name	Kara L Holmquist
Business name	MSPCA
Address	350 S. Huntington Avenue
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02130
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-541-5008

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: MSPCA

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $18,500.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2358	SB2358 - An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	884	An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	487	An Act relative to Sunday hunting	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)	Follow-up on proposed shelter regulations (choosing neutral here as an option, though support/oppose/neutral doesn't really describe our position on the detailed proposal)	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	510	An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	887	An Act authorizing deer hunting on Sunday	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	501	An Act to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	Public hearings related to proposed regulatory amendments to 321 CMR that prohibit contests for the capture, take or waste of certain predator or furbearing animals, prohibit the “waste” of certain game animals and birds and that change the time for checking harvested fox and coyote from four (4) days from the end of the season to within forty-eight (48) hours of harvest.	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	773	An Act further regulating the enforcement of illegal hunting practices	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	885	An Act authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	496	An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4230	HB4230 - An Act providing for the care and transportation of police dogs injured in the line of duty	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	781	An Act relative to beavers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	472	An Act expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3714	An Act to create a special commission to study the effects of rat poison on wildlife	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	823	An Act concerning the use of animals in product testing	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	476	An Act to enhance the management of problem wildlife	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1038	An Act to prohibit housing discrimination against responsible dog owners	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3603	An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1037	An Act relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	505	An Act concerning the use of animals in product testing	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1822	An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	758	An Act protecting research animals	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1431	An Act allowing humane transportation of K9 partners aka Nero's law	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	534	An Act protecting research animals	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2423	SB2423 - An Act allowing humane transportation of K9 partners aka Nero's law	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	839	An Act concerning the trapping of fur-bearing mammals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	479	An Act conserving our natural resources	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2037	An Act providing for the care and transportation of police dogs injured in the line of duty	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	772	An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2028	An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	989	An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1773	An Act to protect pets in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3772	An Act relative to protecting animals from abusers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	114	An Act protecting the health and safety of puppies and kittens in cities and towns	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	507	An Act further regulating the enforcement of illegal hunting practices	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1353	An Act banning glue based rodent traps	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	773	An Act further regulating the enforcement of illegal hunting practices	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	468	An Act relative to outdoor heritage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1037	An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2934	An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	890	An Act relative to hunting with artificial light	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	812	An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4021	HB4021 - An Act relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	800	An Act banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	475	An Act relative to the use of artificial lights in hunting	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4146	HB4146 - An Act to upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	782	An Act expanding the powers of the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	474	An Act relative to the moose population in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1823	An Act relating to the remedy for the sale of sick puppies and kittens	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	764	An Act protecting research animals	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	169	An Act prohibiting inhumane feline declawing	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	595	An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1774	An Act protecting the health and safety of puppies and kittens in cities and towns	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	757	An Act to study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1204	An Act relating to the remedy for the sale of sick puppies and kittens	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	510	An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/25/2019	Natalie Higgins	State Representative	$50.00
08/30/2019	Kristen Strezo	State Representative	$25.00
09/22/2019	Rebecca Rausch	State Senator	$40.00
09/26/2019	Matt O'Malley	Boston City Council	$50.00
10/21/2019	Denise Garlick	State Representative	$50.00
12/19/2019	Edward Philips	State Representative	$100.00
		Total contributions	$315.00

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