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Ripon, WI: BSL Remains Unchanged for Now
As we posted back in June, the Ripon, Wisconsin Common Council has been mulling additions to their existing breed-specific legislation (BSL) and decided on Monday, July 22, 2013, to leave their existing breed-specific ordinance untouched . . . for now. However, Ald. Annette Klein encouraged the council to increase the insurance policy requirement from…
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BSL by Any Other Name Would Smell Just as Prejudicial: White Sulphur Springs, Montana Now Requires Liability Insurance for “Breeds” with Supposed “Reputations for Aggressive Behavior”
There’s no contact information anywhere for White Sulphur Springs, Montana, so we were unable to send them a letter informing them that their recent passage of an amendment requiring $500,000 in liability insurance for “breeds” with supposed “reputations for aggressive behavior” was based on incorrect information. (The named “breeds” are “pit bulls,” Doberman Pinschers, and…