BSL - Breed-Specific Legislation
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Breed-specific legislation (BSL) is any law, ordinance or policy which pertains to a specifically named breed or breeds, but does not affect any others.
The areas listed below either have or are proposing Breed Specific Legislation :
 
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~ Pending BSL ~

North Carolina
• Madison ~ Chief of police is proposing a breed-specific ordinance. Several dog fanciers and dog owners spoke against BSL at the initial meeting. The issue will be considered again in August.
• Charlotte ~ City council recently voted to strengthen the city’s dangerous dog law. Animal control officers may now spay or neuter any dog that is deemed dangerous. Animal related fines more than 30 days overdue may now be doubled.

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Following is a list of ALL States that have enacted BSL :
 
ALABAMA Irondale, Midfield, Orange Beach, Lannett, Gurley, Gadsden
ARKANSAS Gosnell, Maumell, McGehee, Mt. Home, North Little Rock (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Piggot, Sherwood, Siloam Springs
CALIFORNIA Santa Monica, Naval Base Ventura Count:Point Mugu Huenem
COLORADO Aurora, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Denver, Northglenn, Fort Lupton, Wellington, Lone Tree, Louisville

CONNECTICUT Wetherfield

FLORIDA Dade Count/North Miami, Sunrise, Tamarac

IDAHO Kellog, Payette

ILLINOIS Beach Park, Buffalo Grove (restricted ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Cairo, Central City, Chester, Cicero, Dixon, Effingham, Elmwood, Gillespie, Greenville, Johnston City, Lombard, Morrison, Mt. Olive, Mulberry Grove, North Chicago, Northlake, Oden, Peru, Rock Falls, Salem, Sandover, Silvis, Stone Park (has BANNED PIT BULLS), Streater, Westfield (has BANNED DOBERMANS), Wheeling, Wilsonville

INDIANA Fowler, Gary, Lake Station, Mishawaka, South Bend, Walkerton (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Williamsport, Winchester
IOWA Atkins, Alburnett, Anamosa, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Blairstown, Buffalo Center, Clarence, Conrad (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Council Bluffs, Coutier, Carter Lake, Dallas Center, Dakota City, Des Moines, Dexter, Donellson, Dumont, Durant, Fairfax, Fairfield, Forest City, Garrison, Hiawatha, Keystone, Lake Mills (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Lockridge (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS),Luzernne, Miles, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Pleasant, Monticello, Muscatine, Newhall, Norway, Olin, Oxford Junction, Ottumwa, Palo, Pocohontas, Rake, Rockwell, Scarville, Shellsburg, Sigourney, Thompson, Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford, Wapello, Watkins, Wilton, Winterset

KANSAS Augusta, Arkansas City, Bonner Springs, Cheney, Cherokee County, Inman (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Dodge City, El Dorado, Ellinwood, Fort Smith, Fredonia, Garden City, Garnett, Hesston, Jackson County, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Leawood, Leavenworth, Liberal, Lola, Maize, Manhatten, Marysville, Nickerson, Overland Park, Park City, Pittsburg, Preston, St. John, Salina, Shawnee County, Sterling, Topeka, Ulyssas, Wyandotte County

KENTUCKY Bracken County, Erlanger, Elsmere, Ludlow, Mayfield, Walton

LOUISIANA Luling, Morgan City, Plaquemines Parish, St. Parish, Welsh

MARYLAND Prince George County, Naval Base, Hagerstown

MASSACHUSETTS Amesbury, Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Medway, New Bedford, Rockport, Tauton, Whorster
MICHIGAN Alma, Crystal City, Dearborne Heights, Detroit(REPEALED), East Pointe(REPEALED), Evart Township, Grosse Point Woods, Hastings, Hudsonville, Melvindale, Muskegon, Ramsey, Muskegon, Michigan, Ramsey, Redford(REPEALED), Southgate, Springfield, Waterford, Westland Pontiac, Niles, Almont and Saginaw have all repealed thier BSL.

MISSISSIPPI Aberdeen, Greenville, Horn Lake, Indianola

MISSOURI Black Jack, Booneville, Butler, Calverton, Camdenton, Carl Junction (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Cameron, Clayton, Fenton, Ferguson, Florissant, Grandby, Grandview, Greenwood, Hallsville, Hazelwood, Liberty, Macon, New Franklin, Pagerdale, Salisbury (has BANNED PIT BULLS & ROTTWEILERS), Springfield, University City, Wentzville, Woodson Terrace
MONTANA Ekalaka, Libby

NEBRASKA Friend

NEW JERSEY Atlantic City, Clifton, Engelwood, Highland Park, Millville, West New York

NEW MEXICO Tijeras, Kirkland Air Force Base

NEW YORK Binghamton (restricts ROTTWEILERS), Hudson, Jamestown, Larchmont, Maybrook, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Newburgh, N. Hempstead, Sand Point, Village of Haverstraw, Village of Hemstead, Yonkers

NORTH CAROLINA Transylvania

NORTH DAKOTA Bismark, Kildeer, Minot (has BANNED PIT BULLS) Velva (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS)

OHIO (STATE HAS DELARED PIT BULLS AS DANGEROUS/VICIOUS) Akron (has RESTRICTED PIT BULLS & AMERICAN BULLDOGS), Athens, Bay Village, Bellevue, Bexley, Cambridge, Celina, Cincinnati, E. Cleveland, Defiance, East Cleveland, Fairfield, Franklin County, Girard, Golf Manor, Heath, Highland Heights, Louisville, Lucas County, Ludlow Falls, Mansfield, Mayfield, Mentor on the Lake, Miami County, Middlefield, Mt. Vernon, Napoleon,New Albany, Newark, North Perry, Oxford, Parma, Perrysburg, Powell, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, Silverlake, S. Euclid, Southpoint, Springboro, St. Marys, Toledo, Warrensville Hts, Washington Court House, Wickliffe, Wooster, Yellow Springs
OKLAHOMA Eufaula, Midwest City, Quenton
OREGON Malin
PENNSYLVANIA Clairton, Elizabeth, Reading
RHODE ISLAND Pawtucket (has BANNED PIT BULLS & placed restriction on ROTTWEILERS), Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, Travelers Rest (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, CHOWS & DOBERMANS)
SOUTH DAKOTA Chamberlain (has BANNED PIT BULLS, DOBERMANS and ROTTWEILERS) Sissenton (has BANNED DOBERMANS)
TENNESSEE Jackson, Milan, Smyrna, Sparta, Watertown, Lynnville (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, PIT BULLS, CHOWS, GERMAN SHEPHERD & DOBERMANS)
TEXAS Kyle, Neilsville, Terrell
UTAH North Salt Lake, Smithfield (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & SHAR-PEIS) Springville (heavy restriction-pit bulls)
VIRGINIA Richmond
WASHINGTON Buckly, Enunclaw, Everett, Inland, Issaquah Highland Subdivision, Kenawick, King County, Kirkland, Moxee, Neah Bay (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Oak Harbor, Prosser, Quincy, Seatac, Sunnyside, Toppenosh, Yakima
WISCONSIN East Troy Lake, Fox Lake, Hewitt, Milwaukee, Nellisville, Oconto, Randolph, South Milwaukee
CANADA.... Dog Legislation Council of Canada...
they have one of the biggest battles up there now and needs to know that the rest of the world stands with them!!
  Some examples of BSL: Restrictions on or the prohibition of ownership of American Pit Bull Terriers in some municipalities of the United States, Ontario, Canada and Queensland, Australia, and the Federal ban on importing them into Australia.
  • Proposed legislation in some Australian states that would prohibit the breeding of any breed of dog not recognized by the Australian National Kennel Council, or restrict or prohibit the propagation of some breeds.
  • The requirement that Greyhounds wear muzzles in public in some Australian states

    Pros and cons

    Proponents of BSL usually cite the need to protect the public from dog breeds believed to have inherent tendencies to aggressive behaviour. Others believe that BSL will help eliminate irresponsible dog breeding, and thereby reduce the number of unwanted dogs, particularly mongrels.
    Opponents of such legislation believe that instances of bad dog behaviour are an issue of irresponsible human ownership rather than inherent dog nature. Some also believe that media sensationalism has made the problem seem worse than it really is. They point out that some of these policies have been randomly or illogically thought out, and are often implemented and enforced capriciously or inconsistently. In their view, an alternative to Breed Specific Legislation might be the consistent enforcement of existing dog laws, or the creation of new breed-wide regulations or requirements where needed.
    The owners of breeds not affiliated with all-breed clubs, and the owners of breeds in development are concerned about BSL that affects breeding.

  • Recent developments

    In September 2005 the government of the Australian state of Victoria announced proposed changes to the Domestic (Feral and Nuisance) Animals Act 1994, to be implemented by the current session of the Victorian parliament. The proposed laws include the mandatory desexing of any dog belonging to a restricted breed, or any dog that is declared dangerous. The legislation follows laws of the 1990s banning the importation of restricted breeds into Victoria; the new laws will in effect spell the end of the existence of certain breeds in that state. Breeds affected by the ban include American Pit Bull Terriers and Pit Bulls, (although it is not yet clear what other breeds may be covered by the appellation "Pit Bull”), Japanese Tosas, Argentinean fighting dogs and Brazilian fighting dogs.
    In Germany, four breeds may not be imported except for short term visits: the Pitbull, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bullterrier and Staffordshire Bullterrier. Breeding and possession of particular dog breeds is forbidden in some Federal States (Bundesländer). Three Länder (States) do not have breed-specific legislation, the other 13 Länder have listed between 3 and 18 breeds. See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasseliste (in German language).
    In Switzerland, breed-specific legislation is being discussed since December, 2005.
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