[ SHOWGSD-L ] RI through WI<<THE MONTHLY LEGISLATION REPORT
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RHODE ISLAND Home Page: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/
H7011 - 4-13-1 Regulatory ordinances - enforcement & penalties - (a) city or
town councils may make any ordinance concerning dogs in their cities or
towns as they deem expedient, to be enforced for the destruction or
disposition of the animal.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7011.pdf
H7212 - 41-9, 41-10 and 41-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 41 entitled
"cruelty to animals" are hereby amended to read as follows: Animal
fighting. Any person who causes or encourages the fighting of any bird, dog
or animal with any other bird, dog or animal or keeps or maintains any place
for the fighting of birds, dogs or animals or lays any wages of any kind
upon the result of a fight, shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand
dollars.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7212.pdf
H7284 - An act relating to animals husbandry - additions include tethering.
Violation to keep any dog outside tethered, penned, caged, fenced or
otherwise confined for more than 30 minutes without access to an outdoor
housing facility. Also includes ambient temperature restrictions and
specific housing.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7284.pdf
S2006 - Regulatory ordinances - enforcement & penalties. Adds Warren city
council to the list of towns & cities granting town council permission to
make any ordinances concerning dogs in their cities as they deem expedient,
to be enforced by the destruction or disposition of the animal, or by
penalties.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/senatetext08/s2006.pdf
S2008 - An act relating to animals and animal husbandry - cruelty to
animals. Amends costs of fines.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/senatetext08/s2008.pdf
S2030 - An act relating to animals and animal husbandry - cruelty to
animals. Provides amendments for increased fines and mandatory imprisonment
for animal fighting.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/senatetext08/s2030.pdf
S2043 - An act relating to animals and animal husbandry - regulation of
vicious dogs. Amends the panel of 3 persons that determine if a dog is
vicious to read - the chief of police or his or her designee, the executive
director of the SPCA or his or her designee and the executive director of
Defenders of Animals or his or her designee. All members of the panel shall
have one vote making a determination whether or not the dog in question is
vicious. Hearing officers shall have immunity.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/senatetext08/s2043.pdf
S2096 - An act relating to animals and animal husbandry - Dogs. Amended to
include tethering, outdoor facility specifics, 2 hour tethering limit and
includes the authorization of the Rhode Island Society for the prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to examine the dog and enter those grounds or premises
for enforcement of the provisions of this section.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/senatetext08/s2096.pdf
SB2097 - An act relating to animals and animal husbandry - permit program
for cats. Provides that a cat or kitten offered for sale or adoption, the
person so doing, must either spay or neuter the cat or kitten prior to the
adoption or sale or provide a spay or neuter prepaid certificate.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us//BillText08/SenateText08/S2097.pdf
<http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText08/SenateText08/S2097.pdf>
SOUTH CAROLINA Home Page: http://www.scstatehouse.net/index.html
Columbia - Rewrite removes time restrictions from tethering bill. Dog owners
would not face time limits on how long they can tie their pets with chains
or ropes under a bill heading to the Senate floor. The bill does make it
illegal to restrain a dog for any unreasonable time that endangers the petís
health, safety or well-being. An earlier version did restrict dog owners
from tethering dogs for longer than three hours
Lancaster County - proposed ordinance would automatically label APBTs ("pit
bulls"), American bulldogs & Presa Canarios ("canary dogs") as "dangerous",
and they, as well as other dogs established as "dangerous" will be required
to wear a bright orange or yellow collar, be penned in an 8' high pen or one
with a secure top with a concrete base, and the owners will be required to
register them yearly with animal control and must notify officials if they
move or sell the dog. They must also have liability insurance.
TENNESSEE Home Page: <http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/>
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/
SB3147 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated Title 44, Chapter 17,
relative to dogs and cats ("commercial breeder" means a dealer who maintains
twenty (20) or more unsterilized females for commercial breeding)
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3147.pdf
TEXAS Home Page: <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/>
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Dallas - proposing mandatory spay/neuter of all dogs over 6 months of age
unless an Annual Intact Dog Permit is applied for, also a Litter Permit.
Lubbock e Los Angeles MSN ordinance could be in Lubbock's future
requiring all pets be spayed or neutered by the time they're four months old
or the owner could face a fine. Licensed breeders could get a waiver to
breed their animals.
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=7936083
<http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=7936083&nav=menu69_2> &nav=menu69_2
Lubbock - City officials hope to have a solid plan to address roaming dogs
within the next 30 to 45 days and an ordinance on the books within 90 days.
Some possibilities include dog registration and microchipping. Banning a
specific breed of dog is illegal in Texas. The announcement of a possible
future city ordinance dealing with dogs came less than a week after the city
announced a zero-tolerance policy in enforcing the city's leash laws.
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/021908/loc_248420847.shtml
San Antonio, city of - passed mandatory spay/neuter of all dogs over 4
months of age unless an Annual Intact Dog Permit is applied for, also a
Litter Permit. The recently passed ordinance which requires mandatory
spay/neuter of all outdoor cats and all dogs/cats upon second impoundment
and animals included in the Excess Animal Permit. All dogs not sterilized by
6 months of age must apply for an Intact Dog Permit. The city refuses to
call this mandatory spay/neuter as it is referred to elsewhere in the US.
The Intact Dog Permit is an application and at the discretion of the animal
control director -- not automatic as when a pet license is issued. Permits
are not pet licenses and give permission for animal control to enter your
premises any time without a search warrant.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/stories/MYSA030908.02O.Pe
<http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/stories/MYSA030908.02O.Pets2
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UTAH Home Page: <http://www.le.state.ut.us/> http://www.le.state.ut.us/
SB297 - Raises the penalty for animal cruelty in Utah, one of seven states
where the crime is not a felony. Passed Senate - to Governor 3/14/08
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0297.htm
UPDATE: Animal cruelty accord reached on the hill
http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_8410482?source=rss
VIRGINIA Home page: http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal2/index.html
VIRGINIA HUNTING & HUNTING DOG ENTHUSIASTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT
<http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/staterk.html>
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/staterk.html
for bills affecting your sport !!
Virginians should also visit <http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/stater.html>
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/stater.html for further information and
updates on house & senate bills
Alexandria - City Council unanimously approved joining a state dangerous-dog
registry yesterday that allows residents to go online to see whether they
live near a canine that has bitten or attacked a person or another animal.
The vote allows the city to take advantage of a 2006 state law that permits
local governments to post information on the state-created registry, a
development similar to public listings of addresses of sex offenders. Under
Virginia law, dogs deemed dangerous must wear a special dog tag and a bright
orange collar. Their owners must display a "Dangerous Dog" sign at home and
buy a $100,000 liability insurance policy. Passed 02/22/08
WASHINGTON Home page: <http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature>
http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
HB2438 - AN Act Relating to adding permanency to a pilot project that
allowed the use of dogs in cougar hunting; amending RCW 77.15.245; amending
2007 c 178 ss 1 and 2 (uncodified); and adding new sections to chapter 77.12
RCW
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/24
38.pdf
Kennewick - city council passed an animal ordinance which gives more
clarification for what animal control needs to do with abandoned animals.
It's also allowed to give these abandoned animals basic vaccinations when it
picks them up and a judge can determine whether a dangerous animal will be
put down if it has a history of attacks. Under the ordinance, bobcats are
now classified as potentially dangerous animals and you'll need a permit if
you want one as a pet. Passed 02/19/08
WEST VIRGINIA Home Page: <http://www.legis.state.wv.us/index.cfm>
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/index.cfm
SB305 - AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated -14; and to amend and reenact
0-4 of said code, all relating generally to custody and care of animals
abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated; authorizing county commissions to
adopt ordinances, rules and regulations relating to such animals; providing
for protection of such animals and the public's health, safety and the
environment; providing guidance on developing ordinances, rules and
regulations relating to such animals; authorizing county commissions that
adopt such ordinances, rules and regulations to also limit the number of
animals owned or kept based on ability to care for the animals; authorizing
county commissions to establish penalties in such ordinances, rules and
regulations; and clarifying evidentiary standards in hearings before
magistrates involving in the seizure of abandoned, neglected or cruelly
treated animals. Passed 03/05/08
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB305%20S
UB1%20eng.htm
WISCONSIN Home Page: <http://www.legis.state.wi.us/>
http://www.legis.state.wi.us
Oshkosh - Rep. Tom Lothian, R-Williams Bay, introduced legislation to
address the puppy mill problem, but the Wisconsin State Assembly adjourned
last week without addressing it. His bill would limit breeders to 60 animals
and allow people who buy sick or ill-tempered animals to get a new dog or
refund within one year. Lothian's bill also would provide for inspections of
breeders. As it is, state regulators don't know how many breeders are
operating in Wisconsin. Sgt. Matt Kroening, of the Oshkosh Police
Department, said it receives frequent calls about possible animal abuse. But
it's difficult to tell whether there are more cases of abuse or people are
more aware of the issue.
http://www.cbs58.com/index.php?aid=2168
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