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The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

The ordinance does have an exemption for small «backyard» breeders and those who raise dogs and cats at their home or business, AZCentral.com reports, yet it also bans the use of «animals as prizes» at carnivals and amusement parks, which includes goldfish, insects, bunnies, and other critters (another nice piece of news to hear!).

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.

Registered breeders, law enforcement and therapy dogs are exempt from the ordinance, which takes effect next month.

Like their counterparts in big cities, dog owners in Lake County may have to start cleaning up after their pets with pooper scoopers.That was one of several changes to the county's animal control ordinance suggested during a public hearing Tuesday.The revamped proposal, which aims primarily to stop vicious animals before they bite or harm someone, will undergo more tinkering to include suggestions like cleaning up after dogs.Pooper scoopers will be needed if the county sticks with the idea to ban defecating by dogs on both public and private property other than that belonging to the animal's owner, County Commissioner Richard Swartz said.

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»

The proposed ordinance, which Richardson said is meant to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats from large scale breeders or «puppy mills» in pet shops in Aurora, would limit where pet shops or dealers could purchase a cat or dog to sell in Aurora.

The San Diego City Council has approved the second and final reading of the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, which bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores in the city.

The ordinance targets the «American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier or any dog displaying a majority of physical traits of one or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club (AKC) or the United Kennel Club (UKC) for any of the above breeds.

Thanks to the newly passed ordinance, dog owners can not tether a dog on any device other than a coated steel cable which is at least three times the length of the dog (tip of nose to base of tail).

Fearing the teeth of a proposed animal control ordinance could punish those who own guard dogs, the City Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his property.

The council has given initial approval to an ordinance that calls for dogs and cats to get yearly rabies shots and which sets up procedures for impounding animals.

Denver's ordinance actually bans «any dog that is an APBT, AST, and SBT»; «any dog displaying the majority of the physical traits of» any one or more of these breeds or  «any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established» by the AKC or UKC for any of these breeds.

Under the ordinance no person «shall own, harbor, or keep within the City of Memphis, a dog or cat over the age of six months, which has not been spayed or neutered».

Next Wednesday, MPP Cheri DiNovo plans to introduce a bill that would keep the Dog Owner's Liability Act with one major change, which is to get rid of the breed - specific part of the ordinance.

The County Council is now poised to adopt a mandatory spay / neuter ordinance, which would exempt licensed and legitimate breeders, owners of show animals, service dogs and any animal a vet has determined the procedure would be harmful to.

Click here for the city of Des Moines ordinance as it pertains to dogs and particularly «any dog which has the appearance and characteristics of being predominately of the breeds of Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier.»

Town Ordinance 4 - 25 which requires all dogs to be leashed.

Municipal Animal Control Officers enforce all State Laws and Town Ordinances related to domestic pets which may include roaming dogs, impoundment of strays, animal bite investigations, barking nuisance, rabies control and animal cruelty.

County Ordinance 6 - 42: «Any person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of a dog, cat, or ferret four (4) months of age or older within this county must secure a county license from a veterinarian or from the county animal control facility and, as a part of such license, shall show proof of a current rabies vaccination which shall have been administered by a veterinarian.»

We believe that a mandatory ordinance does not address the core problem of dog and cat homelessness, which stems from irresponsible pet ownership.

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.

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.

The City of Lompoc has a separate spay and neuter ordinance for dogs which has been in effect for three years.

There are two general kids of dangerous dog ordinances: breed specific (such as pit bulls), and vicious dogs (which cover any and all breeds).

The organization has been diverted from its original goals by the type of anti-animal legislation which began in 1990 with the introduction of the San Mateo ordinance to ban all breeding of cats and dogs.

All owners, keepers or harborers of licensed pit bull dogs shall within 10 days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter present to the city clerk proof that the owner or keeper has procured liability insurance in the amount of at least $ 100,000, covering any damage or injury which may be caused by such pit bull dog during the following 12 - month period.

In the Margolius case it was proven animal control officers could not identify a â $ œpit bull terrierâ $ beyond a reasonable doubt under the Denver ordinance which includes along with the banned purebred «any dog displaying the majority of physical characteristics of any of these breeds».

Kory Nelson, Assistant City Attorney for the Denver City Attorneyâ $ ™ s office is quoted, saying, â $ œThe fact we havenâ $ ™ t had fatal attacks in years indicates (the ban) may be working.â $ Mr. Nelsonâ $ ™ s remark is interesting in that since 1986 there have been no dog - bite fatalities in Denver during periods when the city enforced the ordinance; neither have there been in Portland, Oregon or Dallas, Texas, both of which had a dog - bite fatality in 1986.

The motion to pass removed this language, which was a success for cat and dog fanciers, However, the rest of the ordinance passed unanimously.

After months of waiting, Chicago finally got the go - ahead to enact The Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance, which requires pet stores to only adopt out rescue animals instead of selling dogs and cats from cruelty - ridden commercial farms.

Due to the Ontario Pit Bull Ordinance in Ontario, Canada which went into effect on August 29, 2005, DogFriendly.com Recommends against travel into the Ontario province with your dog whether it is a Pit Bull, other breed or any mixed breed that could in any way be «confused» with a Pit Bull.

It is a state law and city ordinance that all dogs 4 months of age and older be vaccinated against rabies and licensed in the city in which the animal lives (within 30 days).

In contrast to these ordinances which sanction free - roaming cats, is that of the City of Ormond Beach, which states that «it shall be the duty of the animal control officer to apprehend any dog or cat found running at large and to impound such dog or cat.»

A court has struck down an Englewood, New Jersey breed specific ordinance banning Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Rottweilers, or any dogs of mixed breed which has the appearance or characteristics of being predominately of the breeds.

This is why The UK, which was the «leader» in Breed Specific Ordinances when they banned four different breeds of dogs, has seen a 34 % increase in hospitalizations due to dog bites since their Dangerous Dogs Act was last updated in 1dogs, has seen a 34 % increase in hospitalizations due to dog bites since their Dangerous Dogs Act was last updated in 1Dogs Act was last updated in 1997.

Represented a dog owner in a case where municipality sought to have his dogs put to death (the defense was that the dogs were provoked) and successfully argued that municipal ordinance which authorized death penalty was invalid.