I honestly wish they took as much time and effort to worry about, document and keep track of sex offenders as they are doing with these dogs. Beth Colorado Rocky Mt.'s May specialty May 20th and 21st in Glendale, Gary Szymczak and Lamar Frederick Judges!!!!! www.rmgsdc.org for more info. Home of the 2007 National Specialty in Ft. Collins ! -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stormy435@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:51 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] NORTH CHICAGO - ... toughest pit bull law..Lake County .. approved The News Sun Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:07 AM PST NORTH CHICAGO - The toughest pit bull law in Lake County was approved Monday by the City Council. Under the new law, all pit bulls on the streets, in addition to being required to be held on a short, 4-foot-long leash, must wear muzzles or "a muzzling device." http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/top/w22pitbulls.htm 1. Warning signs must be posted on properties where pit bulls are confined. 2. Pit bull owners will have to supply the city with photographs of their dogs. 3. Owners also will be required to supply their own names, addresses, names of persons "responsible for care and confinement" of the dogs and "method ... used to secure or restrain the animals." 4. Births of pit bull puppies must be reported, along with dog deaths and departures from the city and new addresses of owners in the city. 5. Owners are also being required to prove they have dog liability insurance covering at least $100,000 per person. 6. Rules of confinement are spelled out in the ordinance. The law says pit bulls can't be kept in yards unless the yards have city-approved fences at least six feet high. 7.Pit bull owners will be required to pay $500 annual license fees for one dog and $1,000 for two. Owning more than two will be illegal without special permission from the city animal control warden 8.Under the new law, all pit bulls on the streets, in addition to being required to be held on a short, 4-foot-long leash, must wear muzzles or "a muzzling device." Pit bulls are defined in the ordinance as "bull terrier" breeds including Staffordshire bull terriers, American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, mixed-breeds "known as pit pulls" and "any dog which has the appearance and characteristics" of pit bull terriers. IA-RDO http://www.freewebs.com/ammitnme/ Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return UPDATED 2/11/06....CHECK IT OUT!!!! www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================