Sentences with phrase «dangerous dog ordinance»

The city should pass a dangerous dog ordinance that is enforceable and strict.
Jasper, AL is going to pass a new dangerous dog ordinance — and even though a couple of residents want it to be breed - specific, it won't be.
 Council member  Paul Gray voted no, pointing out the city had not really given the 2007 dangerous dog ordinance a chance.
Urge them to let the dangerous dog ordinance work and improve on it with a potentially dangerous dog ordinance that requires owners to take responsibility before there is a serious injury and eliminates onerous insurance requirements in favor of positive training and owner responsibility classes.  Send them here for more information.  Â
Last year breed specific legislation was avoided when the city council passed a dangerous dog ordinance.
After a decade, the city of Lakewood, Ohio, has finally repealed its breed - discriminatory pit bull ban and replaced it with a safety - focused dangerous dog ordinance that treats all dogs as individuals.
«Until we get the Dangerous Dog Ordinance signed into law, I challenge everyone to take a stand, show your support for our community.
Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.
Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor of the removal of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.
Local kennel club member, Noel P. Guiffrida, Esquire, spoke to the city council on behalf of the two local clubs on June 26, 2006 and the council voted to pass a non breed specific dangerous dog ordinance the following day!
The day before the holiday, Cincinnati City Council unanimously overturned the Queen City's 13 - year - old ban on American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers and replaced the breed - specific law with a generic dangerous dog ordinance written in part by Ohio Valley Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affiliate.
Last week, I reported that Toledo municiple judge, Michael Goulding, ruled the city's dangerous dog ordinance was unconstitutional.
«What I personally want to see is a dangerous dog ordinance that deals with all dangerous dogs and how they need to be kept when off someone's property, and what are the penalties against owners whose dogs either bite another dog, person or damage property,» said committee chairman Steve Serchuk.
The City is looking at instituting a dog advisory panel to provide recommendations for what the new dangerous dog ordinance would look like without being breed specific.
City repeals decade - long breed - discriminatory law and replaces it with a safety - focused dangerous dog ordinance that treats all dogs as individuals.
We are active advocates for animal welfare in our state, having written and lobbied the Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Unicameral and local city councils to close puppy mills, to stop dog fighting, to insist on responsible pet ownership guidelines and to enforce dangerous dog ordinances.
It's about time... and there's plenty of information here by the Canadians that can be used when helping communities avoid pit bull bans when non-breed specific dangerous dog ordinances are much more effective.
More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage of breed - specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets of nothing to stop the passage of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage of a pit bull ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction of a proposed pit bull ban throughout Quebec province.
There are two general kids of dangerous dog ordinances: breed specific (such as pit bulls), and vicious dogs (which cover any and all breeds).
In addition, the American Kennel Club (AKC) is working to enforce non-breed specific dangerous dog ordinances.

Not exact matches

Although no state statute requires such, Tulsa has an ordinance that requires a dog owner to post a warning sign on a secure enclosure if the dog has been classified as dangerous.
In 1987, in an attempt to modernize and update the state's dangerous and vicious dog ordinance Ohio State Representative, Bob Hickey proposed a bill originally breed neutral.
Dogs that attack or threaten people or other pets in Washington County, Maryland, would get 18 months to improve their behavior before being labeled «vicious and dangerous» under changes to the animal control ordinance proposed Tuesday.
The Perry Ferrini Dog Park and the Schererville Park Department reserve the right to revoke park privileges to any member who fails to follow park rules and etiquette or where it is determined a member dog or dog owner is dangerous to others or in violation of any applicable animal ordinances or regulatioDog Park and the Schererville Park Department reserve the right to revoke park privileges to any member who fails to follow park rules and etiquette or where it is determined a member dog or dog owner is dangerous to others or in violation of any applicable animal ordinances or regulatiodog or dog owner is dangerous to others or in violation of any applicable animal ordinances or regulatiodog owner is dangerous to others or in violation of any applicable animal ordinances or regulations.
The draft left much of the city's existing ordinance in place but did address provisions regarding dangerous and vicious animals, which primarily applied to dogs.
As has been discussed, the Kansas Supreme Court has upheld Overland Park's ordinance regulating (but not banning) pit bull dogs and dangerous dogs.
The past two days I have been preparing a draft ordinance responding to the Commission's direction on the issue of dangerous dogs.
The insurance requirement is part of a series of proposed changes to the animal control ordinance that include making owners of biting dogs attend mandatory education and training classes and buy «dangerous dog» tags that would be worn by their animals at all times.
KISSIMMEE — The county has added fines involving dangerous dogs to its animal - control ordinance because of problems in dealing with the animals.
DELTONA — City commissioners voted unanimously Monday for changes to an ordinance aimed at making it easier to impound a dangerous dog after just one attack.
The Volusia County Animal Control Board is hoping the County Council will help put some bite back into the county's dangerous - dog ordinance by approving a proposed amendment Thursday.
Local ordinances in most Florida counties allow animal control officers to seize dangerous dogs, but the laws carry only minimal punishments, said Don Westfall, manager of the Orange County Animal Control Department.
The mayor of New York, Rudolph Guiliani proposed a government ordinance that required a certain amount of insurance if you owned a «dangerous» breed of dog... and I would have had a hard time voting for him for President because of that policy.
Illinois also has some other Ordinances which support this Act, like Highland Park's «Dangerous / Vicious Dogs and Problem Pet Owner Ordinance» or Skokie's «Dangerous / Vicious Animals and Problem Pet Owner Ordinances»
Both Lockwood and Fletcher said the public's best protection against attacks from pit bulls and other potentially dangerous breeds is strong «vicious - dog ordinances» that slap owners with hefty fines and, in some cases, criminal penalties.
The local police chief stated to the news media that the ordinance was «unnecessary» because the town already had a breed neutral dangerous dog law in place.
The ordinance must prohibit dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs, as defined in section 347.50, from accompanying patrons to food and beverage establishments.
This guide provides an overview of common ordinance sections including cat issues, dog issues, cruelty, dangerous dogs, enforcement, licensing,...
Model Dog And Cat Control Ordinance (Appendix 2) and Model legislation for the identification and regulation of «dangerous» dogs (Appendix 4) from the American Veterinary Medical Association.
GRCA supports nuisance ordinances and dangerous dog laws to protect the community against unruly or dangerous dogs and irresponsible dog owners.
Following the ordinance of the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991, kennel workers were forbidden to touch, play, or allow Stella to exercise.
Best Friends can provide copies of ordinances that address problem pet owners, dangerous dogs, dogs running at large, anti-tethering laws, licensing and more.
The new ordinance outlines the types of behavior that are considered dangerous and allows the city's animal control officer to make declarations of dangerous dogs based on behavior regardless of breed.
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«There is a growing awareness that BSL does not improve community safety and penalizes responsible dog owners and their family companions... If communities wish to implement effective dog bite prevention programs, recommendations continue to shift in favor of multifactorial approaches focusing on improved ownership and husbandry practices, better understanding of dog behavior, education of parents and children regarding safety around dogs, and consistent enforcement of dangerous dog / reckless owner ordinances in communities.
The draft ordinance allows dogs to be classified as dangerous and potentially dangerous animals, and have conditions placed on the owner.
We invite dog owners everywhere to join the cause: to educate the public about the benefits of training their dogs, about the need for reasonable dangerous dog laws and enforceable animal control ordinances.
The National Animal Interest Alliance recognizes the challenge faced by lawmakers who must write fair and enforceable ordinances that calm the fears of the community and help animal control officers get dangerous dogs off the streets.
We also respond to reports of animal cruelty, injured animals, loose dogs, animals that are dangerous or a nuisance and enforce OKC's animal ordinances.
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