[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC<>AKC Supports Ohio Bill Removing BSL
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AKC Supports Ohio Bill Removing BSL
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[Thursday, March 19, 2009]
The American Kennel Club applauds Ohio Representative Barbara Sears of Lucas
County for introducing House Bill 79, which removes "pit bull" from Ohio's
statutory definition of dangerous dogs.
Ohio is currently the only state to have enacted statewide breed-specific
legislation. The current law states that if a dog "belongs to a breed that is
commonly known as a pit bull", then it is automatically considered vicious and
dangerous and the owner is required to submit reports to the board of health
and county dog warden whenever there is a transfer of ownership. Having BSL in
state law has also enabled local Ohio municipalities to enact strict ordinances
regarding ownership of "pit bulls".
The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory
laws to govern the ownership of dog and also 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. The AKC
strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based
on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs and applauds these Ohio
representatives who seek to remove this discriminatory language from state law.
How You Can Help
* Thank the sponsor and co-sponsors of House Bill 79 for their support in
removing the breed-specific legislation from statute. Their contact information
is as follows:
Rep. Barbara Sears (Sponsor)
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1731
Fax: (614) 719-6946
E-mail: district46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Michael Skindell (Co-Sponsor)
77 S. High Street, 13th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-5921
Fax: (614) 719-3913
E-mail: district13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Gerald Stebelton (Co-Sponsor)
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-8100
Fax: (614) 719-0005
E-mail: district05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Lynn Wachtmann (Co-Sponsor)
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-3760
Fax: (614) 719-3975
E-mail: district75@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
* Contact the members of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee and ask them to support House Bill 79:
Rep. John Domenick (Chair)
77 S. High Street, 12th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-3735
Fax: (614) 719-6995
E-mail: district95@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Allan Sayre (Vice Chair)
77 S. High Street, 14th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-8035
Fax: (614) 719-6996
E-mail: district96@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Jeff Wagner (Ranking Minority Member)
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1374
Fax: (614) 719-6981
E-mail: district81@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Richard Adams
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-8114
Fax: (614) 719-3979
E-mail: district79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Troy Balderson
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-6014
Fax: (614) 719-6994
E-mail: district94@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Linda Bolon
77 S. High Street, 13th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-8022
Fax: (614) 719-6971
E-mail: district01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Terry Boose
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-9628
Fax: (614) 719-3958
E-mail: district58@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Timothy Derickson
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-5094
Fax: (614) 719-6953
E-mail: district53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Dan Dodd
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-2500
Fax: (614) 719-6991
E-mail: district91@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Matthew Dolan
77 S. High Street, 10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-5088
Fax: (614) 719-6998
E-mail: district98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Jennifer Garrison
77 S. High Street, 14th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-8728
Fax: (614) 719-6993
E-mail: district93@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Dave Hall
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-2994
Fax: (614) 719-6997
E-mail: district97@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Dennis Murray
77 S. High Street, 13th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-6011
Fax: (614) 719-6980
E-mail: district80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Deborah Newcomb
77 S. High Street, 13th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1405
Fax: (614) 719-6999
E-mail: district99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Mark Okey
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1464
Fax: (614) 719-3961
E-mail: district61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Raymond Pryor
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 644-7928
Fax: (614) 719-6985
E-mail: district85@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. Margaret Ruhl
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-1431
Fax: (614) 719-6990
E-mail: district90@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. W. Carlton Weddington
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-5343
Fax: (614) 719-3581
E-mail: district27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rep. James Zehringer
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466-6344
Fax: (614) 719-3977
E-mail: district77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
* Contact your State Representative and express your support for House Bill
79. To find you Representative and their contact information, visit the Ohio
General Assembly web site and type in your zip code in the "Locating
Legislators" section of the home page.
--
Stormy Hope
www.carpoc.org
AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA
Sunshine Squad <showgsd.org/sunshine.html)
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