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Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)
These States have laws prohibiting local
municipalities from passing BSL:
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
BSL News
Forsyth County, NC: The Animal Control Advisory Board
voted unanimously to recommend that county commissioners not pass any
regulations that would single out or even ban particular breeds of dogs as
dangerous
Trenton, NJ: Cohen Bill Preventing Dog Breed
Discrimination by Homeowner Insurers Advances
Westbury, NY: Local law barring specific breed "runs
afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution"
Columbus, OH: The law requiring owners of vicious or
dangerous dogs to confine their pets and obtain liability insurance is
unconstitutional (OH Supreme Court)
Reading, PA: State Appeals Court says City
can't place restrictions on certain breeds
Spokane, Washington: "Dangerous Dog" ordinance ruled
unconstitutional (WA Superior Court)
Links
ACF - American Canine Foundation
AKC -
Canine Legislation
AKC's "Breed not Deed" Flyer
Deed
Not Breed (UK)
The BSL Workshop - Responsible Dog Ownership &
Legislation
NAIA -
National Animal Interest Alliance
PetPAC - Protecting the rights of pets and
owners
Position Statements
American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club supports
reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership
of dogs. The AKC believes that dog owners should be responsible for
their dogs. We support laws that: establish a fair process by which
specific dogs are identified as "dangerous" based on stated, measurable
actions; impose appropriate penalties on irresponsible owners; and
establish a well-defined method for dealing with dogs proven to be
dangerous. We believe that, if necessary, dogs proven to be "dangerous"
may need to be humanely destroyed. The American Kennel Club strongly
opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on
specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs.
Breed not Deed
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