Page 1 of 330 The Monthly National Legislation Report 7/5/2010 ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 244 of 3307/5/20106. Roam with one or more animals in a pack.7. Be in the habit of chasing or barking at automobiles.8. Kill other animals, with the exception of mice and rats.Animals (with the exception of service/guide dogs) are prohibited in stores where perishable goods are sold (i.e. grocery stores), and restaurants. - Any person owning or harboring a wildanimal other than a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall take the proper precautionary measures to safeguard the public from such animal. - No unspayed or unneutered cat is allowed tobe at large within the city. - Tethering an animal to a tree on public property is prohibited. - No person shall permit the tether of an animal to be such a length that the animal is able to set footupon a public sidewalk. - Willfully throwing, dropping or placing any substance, which might wound, disable, or injure any animal is prohibited (misdemeanor). - Removal of collar and/orlicense tag from a dog is prohibited without the owner’s permission. - No person shall transport any animal not lawfully in their possession for the purpose of killing or selling such animal,nor shall any person remove any animal not lawfully in his possession from the city without notifying the Animal Control Officer. (Fine: $200 +/or 6 months). - The owner of every animalshall be responsible for the immediate cleanup of any animal waste deposited by such animal on public property or on private property other than that of the owner. - The owner of everyanimal shall be responsible for the cleanup of waste deposited by such animal on their own property within 24 hours. - No animal shall be left for dead, or deposition of any dead animal, onany street or public place. Removal must take place within 1 hour after notification to the owner that their animal is deceased in such a place (fines $100-$200). - No owner shall fail toprovide their animal with sufficient good and wholesome food, water and proper shelter to protect them from the weather. Also veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and withhumane care and treatment (misdemeanor). - No owner shall abandon such animal. - No person shall beat cruelly, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal (felony,misdemeanor). - No animal fighting, of any kind, allowed (felony). - Geese and swine prohibited within the city. - Fowl, sheep, goats, and other grazing animals cannot go at large to grazewithin the city. - Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal or cat shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible and shall immediatelyreport such injury or death to the animals owner. In the event that the owner cannot be ascertained or located the accident shall be reported immediately to the city animal shelter or police. -No person shall own, harbor or possess any animal (including birds) that continuously or frequently creates an unreasonable noise across a real property boundary line. - This provision isspecifically intended to address a barking dog to be defined as a dog that continuously barks for a ten-minute period or intermittently for 30 minutes. (Chapter 165: NOISE).NORTH CAROLINASB 460/HB 733 - AN ACT to regulate commercial dog breeding. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms, when used in the Article or the rules or orders made pursuant thereto, shall be construedrespectively to mean: (5b) "Commercial breeder" means any person who, during any 12-month period, maintains 15 or more adult female dogs for the primary purpose of the sale of their offspringas companion animals. (5c)"Commercial breeding operation" means the physical location or facility at which a commercial breeder breeds or maintains adult female dogs and their offspring. Forpurposes of this Article, commercial breeding operations shall not include those kennels or establishments operated primarily for the purpose of boarding or training hunting, sporting, herding, or guidedogs.OHIOHB79 - A BILL to amend section 955.11 of the Revised Code to remove pit bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" in state law.Cincinnati - City Council changed the rules Wednesday (03/25/09). When the ordinance becomes effective in a month, people convicted of keeping, breeding, selling or transferring ownership in anyway of a pit bull will face up to six months in jail, double the previous 90 days. The changes apply to any dog owner not grandfathered in when the pit bull ban went into effect in November2003. Council members also added an increase in liability insurance required to be kept by owners whose pit bulls have been registered since before the ban. That insurance is now $100,000,double what it had been. That amount matches the amount in state dog laws, council members said.Norwalk - (3/26/09) - The other big topic at the work session was the proposed resolution on vicious dogs. After a lengthy discussion, council asked Law Director Stuart O'Hara to prepare two versions ofthe resolution for consideration at the next meeting one with language identifying all pit bulls as vicious dogs and another without labeling any breed as vicious and is based solely on a dog'sbehavior. State law identifies pit bulls as vicious dogs, requires their owners to carry insurance covering possible attacks by their dogs and has rules for housing pit bulls.The proposed city legislation also identifies pit bulls as vicious dogs and requires the insurance, but also requires pit bull owners to pay a $50 registration fee, install a microchip into theiranimals and give police a photograph of their dogs. Dog Warden Bill Duncan said the city needs legislation to handle vicious dogs.OREGONHB 2986 - AN ACT relating to the inbreeding of dogs. Prohibits inbreeding of dogs by breeder. Makes first violation subject to maximum fine of $360. Makes second or subsequent violation subject tomaximum fine of $720. Requires breeder to keep records showing parentage and grandparentage of dogs and puppies. Makes violation subject to maximum fine of $720.Medford - (3/28/09) - Wildlife Images director Dave Siddon could tell countless horror stories of wild animals, from lions to bears, adopted as cute babies then cast away after gaining several hundredpounds. "We probably are approached by a half-dozen people a month that have wild animals as a pet and they need a home for it," said Siddon, whose father founded the animal rehabilitationcenter near Merlin. "Everything from bears to chinchillas and everything in between." Siddon applauded an Oregon Senate bill passed Tuesday that, if approved by the House, would essentiallyban exotic, nonindigenous animals from being kept as pets in the state. First introduced five years ago by Democratic Sen. Mark Hass of Beaverton when a pet alligator escaped its enclosure andwound up sick and dying in a culvert, the law could take affect as early as May. Siddon said the proposed law is "something that's been a long time coming" and could lead to stronger laws forother types of wild animals.PENNSYLVANIAConewago Twp - (3/20/09) - Conewago Township has adopted ordinance that's meant to give the township a way to regulate noise from barking dogs. The ordinance was approved thisweek by a 4-1 margin, with Supervisor Robert Legore casting the sole dissenting vote. Legore said he voted against the measure because he thinks it puts an unnecessary strain onthe police force. "Basically I believe we just spent a lot of money for the SPCA to be our dog enforcement," Legore said following the Monday meeting at which the ordinancepassed. "I think this is something the SPCA should be taking care of, they should be doing their job. The township police have enough to do." Conewago Township agreed todonate $2,500 to the Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as part of an animal-services agreement for 2009. In the contract, the SPCA agrees to thehousing and care of stray dogs and cats, including a state-mandated 10-day quarantine for animals that have bitten humans. The contract lists many other services provided tothe township, including that the SPCA will provide consultation to the township on animal-related ordinances, and conduct investigations and enforcement in cases of animalcruelty and neglect. The contract makes no mention of enforcing township regulations on barking dogs. The newly adopted ordinance regulates the barking of dogs, declaresunreasonable barking to be a nuisance and prescribes penalties for violations. According to the ordinance barking will be considered a nuisance "if the noise interferes with ordeprives any person of the peace, quiet, rest, sleep, or legitimate enjoyment of their property within the Township." The new regulations state that if a dog barks for 15 minutesor more than twice per day, the owner may face a fine of up to $600 plus costs for each incident. Fines are to be determined by the district justice on a case-by-case basis. Eachday of violation constitutes a separate violation and is subject to separate penalties.
The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 245 of 3307/5/2010Pittsburgh - (3/24/09) - Local leaders are promising to address the growing number of abandoned pit bulls in the Pittsburgh area. Reacting to a KDKA investigation on the problem,Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus says the city will consider tighter controls. "Having this story come to light, I'm absolutely willing to sit down, do my homework and do myresearch to see if that's not something that's possible to do here in the City of Pittsburgh," Kraus said. Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato says he's seen the problem worsensince his days as a city councilman. "The issue is pit bulls that are loose, that are not on a leash, that are not with a person – they're being let loose and have the potential toattack people -- especially kids," he said. And the problem isn't contained to the city. The shelter at Animal Protectors in New Kensington is also inundated with stray pit bulls.Onorato says he will consider legislation to address the problem countywide. "I think it's the right thing to do."Reading - (3/26/09) - Reading's Animal Control Board is considering a limit on the number of pets city households would be allowed to have. Members did not give a reason why a limitmight be needed. The city has no limit now, but other Berks County municipalities do, board Chairman Barry A. Pease told members Wednesday night. Robeson Township, forinstance, allows residents to own as many as four dogs, said Harry D. Brown III, executive director of the Animal Rescue League in Cumru Township, which enforces the city's doglaws. Robeson residents who want more dogs must get a state kennel license. And Sinking Spring, he said, allows a total of only four pets, regardless of type - a dog, a cat andtwo gerbils would put a household at the limit. The city board hasn't proposed a specific number. Any recommendation it makes would be subject to City Council foradoption. The Animal Control Board also is rewriting the city's dog-bite ordinance, which was ruled invalid last year by the state Commonwealth Court. The decision left the citywith no local regulations to control vicious dogs.SOUTH CAROLINAH3319 - A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-710, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DANGEROUS ANIMALMEANS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN ANIMAL THAT MAKES AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON ADOMESTIC ANIMAL OR AN ANIMAL WHOSE CERTAIN ACTIONS WOULD CAUSE A PERSONREASONABLY TO BELIEVE THE ANIMAL WILL ATTACK AND CAUSE BODILY INJURY TO ADOMESTIC ANIMAL. (BSL)01/27/09 House Introduced and read first time HJ-1301/27/09 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14S223 - General Bill, By LourieA BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION47-1-145, TO ENACT THE "PROVISIONS FOR COST OF ANIMAL CARE ACT OF 2009", TOPROVIDE THAT THE CUSTODIAN OF AN ANIMAL TAKEN INTO CUSTODY DUE TO CIVIL ORCRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY ITS OWNER MAY PETITION THE COURT FOR EXPENSES RELATEDTO PROVIDING CARE TO THE ANIMAL, TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR HEARING SUCHPETITIONS AND FOR THE COLLECTION AND USE OF FUNDS ORDERED TO BE PAID, TOPROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO FAILS TO PAY SUCH FUNDS FORFEITS RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIPTO THE ANIMAL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SUCH AN ANIMAL, AND TOPROVIDE FOR THE RETURN OF FUNDS WHEN A PERSON IS NOT FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION;TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-130, RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, TO PROVIDE THATAGENTS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,OR ANY OTHER SOCIETY DULY INCORPORATED FOR THAT PURPOSE, MAY ASSIST WITH ALAWFUL INVESTIGATION OF THIS CHAPTER, BUT MAY ONLY EFFECTUATE AN ARREST OF APERSON IF THEY HAVE BEEN VESTED WITH THE POWER TO ARREST BY A SHERIFF OR THEGOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-140,RELATING TO NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER OF ANIMALS WHICH HAVE BEEN SEIZEDFROM OTHERS UPON ARREST, TO REMOVE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR AGENTS OF THE SOUTHCAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, OR ANY OTHERSOCIETY DULY INCORPORATED FOR THAT PURPOSE.12/17/08 Senate Prefiled12/17/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and NaturalResources01/13/09 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-18501/13/09 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and NaturalResources SJ-18503/12/09 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendmentAgriculture and Natural Resources SJ-1003/17/09 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-1603/17/09 Senate Read second time SJ-1603/24/09 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-2403/25/09 House Introduced and read first time HJ-1203/25/09 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13Hilton Head - (3/19/09) - The town of Hilton Head Island wants to make sure it can decide if dogs must be leashed when on the beach. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reportedThursday that a resident told town officials earlier this year that a state law exists that would apparently prevent the town from having looser regulations on pets on the beach.TEXASHB243 - AN ACT relating to equipping each K-9 law enforcement vehicle with a heat alarm system
Page 2:
The Monthly National Legislation Re
Page 6 and 7:
Page 8 and 9:
Page 10 and 11:
Page 12 and 13:
Page 14 and 15:
Page 16 and 17:
Page 18 and 19:
Page 20 and 21:
Page 22 and 23:
Page 24 and 25:
Page 26 and 27:
Page 28 and 29:
Page 30 and 31:
Page 32 and 33:
Page 34 and 35:
Page 36 and 37:
Page 38 and 39:
Page 40 and 41:
Page 42 and 43:
Page 44 and 45:
Page 46 and 47:
Page 48 and 49:
Page 50:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171:
Page 174 and 175:
Page 176 and 177:
Page 178 and 179:
Page 180 and 181:
Page 182 and 183:
Page 184 and 185:
Page 186 and 187:
Page 188 and 189:
Page 190 and 191:
Page 192 and 193:
Page 194 and 195: The Monthly National Legislation Re
Page 294 and 295:
Page 296 and 297:
Page 298 and 299:
Page 300 and 301:
Page 302 and 303:
Page 304 and 305:
Page 306 and 307:
Page 308 and 309:
Page 310 and 311:
Page 312 and 313:
Page 314 and 315:
Page 316 and 317:
Page 318 and 319:
Page 320 and 321:
Page 322 and 323:
Page 324 and 325:
Page 326 and 327:
Page 328 and 329:
Page 330:
show all

Page 1 of 330 The Monthly National Legislation Report 7/5/2010 ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?