Sentences with phrase «instituted breed bans»
Vaughan was among owners who were allowed to keep their dogs after the city instituted a breed ban in 2008.
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This just puts a «pit» in my stomach every time I read about these types of incidents as I know it could happen to me, except that I am fortunate to live in an area that I don't believe would institute an all - out breed ban.
South Dakota strengthened its rating by adding a statewide ban on breed - specific legislation and instituting felony penalties for cases that involve torture or extreme animal cruelty.
• Twenty - two jurisdictions instituted statewide bans on breed - specific legislation (or «BSL») by either prohibiting municipalities from regulating or outlawing certain dogs based on breed alone, or otherwise require proof of a dog's supposed dangerous propensities beyond mere breed: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware *, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
Communities that have instituted such bans often find that the irresponsible owners and the criminals who use dogs for illegal purposes simply switch to another breed.
As a result, numerous U.S. cities and municipalities have instituted leash laws and ordinances, calling for the ban of certain dog breeds.