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Pawtucket, Rhode Island Cries Foul over New Statewide BSL Prohibition
Pawtucket, Rhode Island is crying foul over the passage of HB 5671, a new statewide law signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee on July 16, 2013, that prohibits Rhode Island municipalities from passing any kind of breed-specific legislation (BSL). Pawtucket City Council President David Moran and Mayor Donald R. Grebien lobbied Governor Chafee to keep…
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Dover, Arkansas Moving Forward with “Pit Bull” Ban
The Dover, Arkansas City Council is moving ahead with their breed-specific ordinance proposal to ban all “breeds” of “pit bull” at their next meeting August 6 at Dover City Hall, 6 p.m. As noted in a prior post about Dover’s BSL proposal, Dovers pit bull ban would include American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull…
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Clay, Alabama BSL Work Session July 29, 2013
The Clay City Council will meet Monday July 29 at 6:30 p.m. to continue discussing modification of the City’s breed-specific ordinance that bans “pit bulls” and other “vicious dogs.” According to AL.com, Mayor Charles Webster said today City Attorney Alan Summers has proposed lifting the breed specific language. The ordinance might add language that…
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Livingston County, Kentucky Meeting to Discuss Breed-Specific Ordinance Tonight
The Livingston County, Kentucky Magistrates meet tonight, July 23, 2013, to discuss County Judge Executive Chris Lasher’s breed-specific ordinance proposal. As we noted in a prior post, the ordinance would restrict Rottweilers, Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and that non-existent breed pit bull. Even Lasher himself refers to “pit bull-type dogs” which could…
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Maryland: Federal Judge Upholds Strict Liability “Pit Bull” Law
Those in the dog lobby intent on overturning Maryland’s strict liability law for “pit bulls” (and their owners and the owner’s landlord) “hit a setback” when a federal judge ruled the strict liability law could stand. Strict liability means that if that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” bites you in the state of Maryland and…
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Great Bend, KS Ad Hoc Committee Still Honing Breed-Specific Recommendations
The ad hoc committee tasked with streamlining a list of suggestions for a vicious dog ordinance proposal to submit to the Great Bend, Kansas, City Council met Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and will meet one final time at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2013. According to Bob Suelter, City Attorney and chairman of the…
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Swanton, Ohio Refuses to Repeal Breed-Specific Ordinance Despite Ohio Having Repealed ‘Dangerous Dog’ Definition for “Pit Bulls”
Despite the state of Ohio removing the dangerous dog definition for so-called “pit bulls” last year, some municipalities are slow to follow suit, choosing instead to continue with their archaic and arbitrary breed-specific ordinances. Swanton, Ohio, is one such slow-moving municipality that, according to The Toledo Blade, has “decided not to change language that…
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Bonner Springs, Kansas Forms Task Force; May Change Breed-Specific Ordinance
Bonner Springs, Kansas, has formed a task force to look into changing their breed-specific ordinance after resident Debi Baker was given 15 days to remove her Staffordshire Bull Terrier “Titan” from the city. Baker and her family adopted Titan not knowing he was predominantly a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The city’s Animal Control Officer…
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Watertown, Wisconsin Discussing Revised Breed-Specific Ordinance Again Tonight
***The Watertown Public Safety and Welfare Committee will hold a meeting to discuss their breed-specific ordinance proposal tonight, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, starting at 5 p.m. in room 8 in the municipal building, 106 Jones St. (The breed-specific ordinance proposal will be discussed at 6 p.m.) *** As we discussed in our post from February,…
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Hoisington, Kansas May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance on August 12
According to the Great Bend Tribune, Hoisington, Kansas met at its regular meeting on Monday, July 8, 2013, and discussed the possibility of a breed-specific ordinance, including a potential breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law, for “pit bulls” after a child was recently bitten by a so-called “pit bull.” I say “so-called” “pit bull” not at…