This is also reflected by the position statement of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
on dangerous dog legislation, which they support, «[p] rovided that it is not discriminatory of a specific breed.
Not exact matches
Essentially, this ruling now makes breed specific
legislation in Ohio for anything beyond «purebred» American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers very problematic — meaning that they would have to go through all due processes and puts more pressure
on cities with laws pertaining to mixed breeds and other breeds, like cane corsos, that declaring these types of
dogs dangerous without due process is «unreasonable and arbitrary.»
According to recent pit bull reports
on Blogspot, Calgary's
dangerous dog legislation was implemented in response to the bite problem.
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.
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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.
Breed - specific
legislation (BSL) bans OR restricts certain types of
dogs based
on their appearance because they are perceived as «
dangerous» breeds or types of
dogs.
• 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.
Her continuing efforts to draft and help pass
legislation protecting children and animals resulted in local and state laws She has trained over 3,000 professionals and continues training law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, veterinarians, animal shelter staff and more throughout Georgia
on animal law, animal cruelty,
dog fighting,
dangerous dog laws and
dog bite cases.
The American Kennel Club strongly opposes any
legislation that determines a
dog to be «
dangerous» based
on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of
dogs.»
«The International Association of Canine Professionals strongly opposes
legislation which discriminates against
dogs and their owners by labeling certain
dogs as «
dangerous» or «vicious» based
on breed or phenotype.
Breed - specific
legislation creates an undue burden
on responsible owners of targeted breeds —
dogs which are most often not
dangerous to their communities....»
New Position Statement - Replaces and expands
on Aggressive and
Dangerous Animals related to Breed Specific
Legislation and Municipal Bylaws and Wolf -
Dog Hybrids