The only bad part might be the fees... and that's a concern for any profit or nonprofit group, but what's wrong with these rescue groups being inspected just like any breeder? Certainly there have been cases where even 'rescue groups' have been guilty of poor care.
If they need to be licensed and they are home based, municipalities may cite them for inapropriate land use. They may suddenly be considered a business in a residential neighborhood. I know of several rescues that are in this fully developed county and have exists before urban sprawl surrounded their property. I also get worried about what regualtions inspections will entail. Even on this website, there is a wide perspective of what entails proper care of animals. What id a bunch of PETA types get in and start to set the agenda?
Rescue groups generally do not have a facility, so this bill would require that each person who volunteered to foster a dog (or cat) would have to be inspected, etc. I personally think that if this bill passes it will become more difficult to find volunteer foster homes. The sad reality is that even good people with perfectly acceptible places don't like to have someone from the dept of agriculture come inspect their homes every year. I'm not even sure how on earth the state could handle the volume....
susie