[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Texas Alert! HB 408 , regulation of barking dogs in certain counties

From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:38:26 -0400

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From: "Responsible Pet Owners Alliance" <rpoa@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <TX-RPOA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:23 AM
Subject: Texas Alert! HB 408 , regulation of barking dogs in certain
counties


> TX-RPOA E-News
>>From Responsible Pet Owners Alliance,
> the reasonable voice regarding animal issues in Texas.
> Responsible Pet Owners Alliance is an animal welfare organization,
> not "animal rights" and, yes, there is a difference.
> Permission granted to crosspost.
>
> April 29, 2007
> So you moved out of the city, into the county and thought you were safe
> with your dogs?  NOT while the state legislature is in session!
> Check the url at the bottom of this message for more information regarding
> the bill.  The "substitute" bill below has passed out of committee and
> there is no companion bill in the Senate at this time.
> If you're concerned, you should know your state legislators to contact by
> now in the House and Senate.  If you don't know, go to
> www.capitol.state.tx.us and type in your address in the box:  "Who
> represents me?"
> _____________________________________
>
> By:  Eissler H.B 408
> Substitute the following for H.B. 408:
> By:  Smith of Harris C.S.H.B. 408
>
> A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
> AN ACT relating to the regulation of barking dogs by certain counties as a
> nuisance.
>
> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
>
> SECTIONA1.AASubchapter B, Chapter 343, Health and Safety Code, is amended
> by adding Section 343.0115 to read as follows:
>
> Sec.A343.0115.AABARKING DOGS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
>
> (a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county:
>
> (1)AAthat is adjacent to a county with a population of
> 3.3 million or more; and
>
> (2)AAin which a planned community is located that has 20,000 or more acres
> of land, that was originally established under the Urban Growth and New
> Community Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.), and
> that is subject to restrictive
> covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based
> assessments on real property.
>
> (b)AAIt is a public nuisance under Section 343.011 to allow the barking of
> or another noise made by a dog outdoors on premises in a neighborhood if a
> reasonable person would find the noise objectionable.
>
> (c)AAIn determining whether a noise is objectionable to a reasonable
> person under this section, the following factors may be considered:
>
> (1)AAthe time of day the noise is produced;
>
> (2)AAthe proximity of the production of the noise to other premises; and
>
> (3)AAwhether the sound is recurrent, intermittent, or constant.
>
> SECTIONA2.AAThis Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of
> two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
> Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive
> the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
> Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
>
> More information on this bill:
>
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Actions.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=HB408
>
> Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
> 900 NE Loop 410  #311-D
> San Antonio, TX  78209
> Phone:  (210) 822-6763
> Fax:  (210) 822-9038
> Website:  www. responsiblepetowners. org
> $15 Annual dues (January - December)
> To share information, subscribe or unsubscribe,
> send an e-mail message to rpoa @ texas.net.
>


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