Sentences with phrase «restrictions on dangerous dogs»

A county or municipality may place additional requirements or restrictions on dangerous dogs if the requirements or restrictions:

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The restrictions are based on assumptions that certain breeds are inherently dangerous, that such dogs can be reliably identified and that the restrictions will improve public safety, the study states.

BSL restrictions may include a total breed ban, or some lesser rules such as (but not limited to): higher licensing fees, registering the dog as dangerous with local governments, liability insurance coverage, mandatory sterilization, muzzling on public property, placement of warning signage on private property, and standardized caging requirements.

We have regulations that keep dangerous wild life out of poputated areas and we need regulations to stop back yard breeding of all animals and the cities needs to put restrictions on the amount of dogs they can breed.

County officials told commissioners during a discussion on dangerous dogs Tuesday that they would develop a package of increased restrictions aimed at preventing attacks.

Also, most people would not want to take on the burden of owning a dog declared «dangerous» with the liability and additional restrictions.

The police chief will determine if they are vicious, a finding that could lead to restrictions on their owners, including having to display a dangerous dog sign on their property.

In 2000, the government of Lower Saxony, Germany ruled certain breeds of dogs especially dangerous and placed restrictions on their ownership.

Basically, these plaintiffs wanted the court to eliminate any restrictions on their ownership of dogs including animal cruelty laws, tethering restrictions, management of dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, and restrictions for allowing nuisance behavior.

The restriction is based on the assumption that certain breeds of dogs are inherently dangerous or aggressive, and in response to a number of highly publicized dog bites and attacks made by animals identified as pit bull - type dogs.

Blanck and others also have voiced concerns that dog adopters may run into trouble with home - insurance companies, or neighborhoods and apartments who have rules or restrictions on certain breeds, often based on size or dangerous image.

In Oregon we helped pass a landmark dangerous dog law and in Monroe County, Florida, we worked with residents and local government to replace an unenforceable $ 500 intact animal fee with a $ 35 fee, removed arbitrary restrictions on animal limits, and made other changes that vastly increase chances for compliance and cultivate goodwill and cooperation between citizens, lawmakers and animal control officials.

Some restrictions that various versions of BSL impose are: - muzzling and leashing in public - muzzling and leashing in cars - extra-short leash lengths - automatic dangerous or vicious dog designation, without any bite history - banning from city parks and beaches where other breeds are allowed - banning from leash - free parks where other breeds are allowed - banning completely from jurisdiction (although sometimes existing dogs are allowed to stay)- special (i.e., more expensive) licensing and jurisdiction - wide registry - special tags identifying the dog as a restricted dog - mandatory microchipping and photograph - mandatory insurance (often one million dollars) for each individual dog on the premises - mandatory signage indicating the presence of the dog on the owner's property - mandatory secure enclosures (in some cases, mandatory chaining)- mandatory spay / neuter (to eventually eliminate the breed entirely)- higher fines and / or jail time if a restricted breed bites or menaces - fines and / or jail time for any infraction of any provision regarding restricted breeds - age limit for walking the dog in public - persons with criminal records not allowed to own a restricted breed - ability of law enforcement to stop owners on the street just to check the dog's status - ability of law enforcement to seize dogs without proof of wrongdoing - ability of law enforcement to enter an owner's home, with or without a warrant, to investigate and / or seize a dog