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Van Buren Township, Michigan to Consider Possible “Pit Bull” Ban and Pet Limits
Cross-posted from BSL Updates. Permission to cross-post. Van Buren Township in Michigan will be presenting a new draft to change their pet ordinance that will include how many pets a household can have and a possible breed ban. Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at the Township Hall, 46425 Tyler Rd. at 5:30.…
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Kinder, Louisiana Considers “Pit Bull” Ban
From KATC Channel 3 in Louisiana: “Police Chief Gary Pelican has asked the town council to consider a ban on pit pulls after several incidents involving the dogs, including one in which a police officer shot one that attacked him. …One pit bull owner, who strongly opposes the ban and vowed to fight to save…
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Is It Crazy to Believe That Anti-Tether Legislation Is Being Used to Erode 4th Amendment Privacy Rights? Crazy Like a Fox
If there is one lemonade-out-of-lemons-type thing about living in Illinois it’s that I have learned everything I need to know about what the face of corruption looks like. When corruption happens as often and as casually as it does in Illinois, one learns to spot it almost anytime, anywhere. That’s why when Kevin Fox, a…
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Parachute, Colorado Considers “Pit Bull” Ban
From the Post Independent: “A potential pit bull ban in the town of Parachute has a number of people up in arms and planning to attend the second reading of the proposed ordinance at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The ban, which would prohibit anyone within town limits from possessing a pit bull, was proposed by town…
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How Many Lawyers From the Illinois Municipal League Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?
How many lawyers from the Illinois Municipal League does it take to screw in a light bulb? The answer? Well, the answer doesn’t really matter, because it would seem that the Illinois Municipal League prefers to be in the dark. Read the column Legal Q & A Animal Control: Breed Specific Regulations published by the…
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Little Rock, Arkansas Considers Ordinance Restricting “Pit Bulls”
From Northwest Arkansas News: “Little Rock officials hope to regulate pit bulls and classify them as a dangerous breed… …Under the proposed ordinance, Little Rock residents still will be allowed to have pit bulls, and new residents can move with their dogs into the city after the ordinance passes. But they will have to register…
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Brownsville, Tennessee Moves to Ban “Pit Bulls”
From Brownsville’s city site: “Aldermen took the first step “passing on first reading “ two tough new ordinances at the November 11 city board meeting. Under scrutiny are any breed of so-called vicious dogs “ especially pit bulldogs, and they are about to be illegal in Brownsville. City leaders have also taken steps to restrict…
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Preserving the 4th Amendment: Presence of “Pit Bull” Does Not Justify ‘No-Knock’ Warrant
From PoliceOne.com: “The presence of a pit bull in a house does not provide probable cause for issuance of a “no knock” search warrant, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled. The police received information from an informant that the defendant had stolen property in his home and dispensed narcotics there. They also learned that…
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Superior Court Judge Rejects Spokane, Washington’s Dangerous Dog Law as Unconstitutional
From the Spokesman Review: “Spokane’s “dangerous dog” ordinance is unconstitutional because it denies pet owners the right of due process, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday in a case that may have far-reaching effects. As a matter of law, the administrative procedures used in the city of Spokane regarding “dangerous dog” determinations and appeals from…
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Rockwood, Tennessee Mayor Pushes to Ban “Pit Bulls”
From WATE 6 in Knoxville: “The mayor of Rockwood is trying to get pit bulls banned within city limits. Mayor Mike Miller is drafting an ordinance to ban the breed. …The mayor describes the ordinance as a pre-emptive measure rather than waiting until after something like a mauling happens. …The ordinance will go before the…