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The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 310 of 3307/5/2010Greene County - (10/17/08) -At the meeting, Chairman Jan Kiker passed out copies of the spay and neuter law in Buncombe County, N.C., and a discussion followed. Members agreed toeach bring to November's Animal Control Committee meeting a name of someone they would like to see named to a new subcommittee to study the possibility of enacting a spay and neuterprogram in Greene County. In addition, Greene County Attorney Roger Woolsey was instructed by the committee to see if the Greene County Commision has authority from the state to enacta county spay-and-neuter law. UPDATE: (11/15/08) - A special subcommittee to explore a possible spay and neuter law for Greene County was formed Wednesday during a meeting of theGreene County's Commission's Animal Control Committee. Seven interested citizens, with hunters on one side of the controversial issue and pet-rescue activists on the other side, will join allnine committee members of the animal control committee to see if they can agree on a countywide spay and neuter law. The members of the subcommittee will be: Kathy Newton, of BrightHope Animal Rescue; Cheryl Horton, of A Voice For Pets; Doug Essinger, of Ferral Friends of Greene County, Inc.; Amy Bowman, manager of the Greeneville-Greene County HumaneSociety; A.L. Duckworth, a veterinarian; hunters Roger Vaughn and Freddie Johnson, as well as all nine animal control committee members. Those animal control members are: Kiker, BillBrown, Margaret Greenway, Fred Malone, Sam Riley, Betty Ruth Alexander, Clark Justis, Brenda Grogan and Rennie Hopson.Warren County - (11/14/08) - The attack of a former teacher in Warren County has leaders there looking at tougher dog laws. A leash law or ordinance might help, but everyone agreeseven the state laws have no teeth because the punishment is minimal.TEXASComal County - (11/14/08) - Comal County officials want more power to regulate hunting, billboards, fireworks and barking dogs; these are part of their wish list for new state laws that theyhope the Legislature can deliver. Barking dogs. They have become an increasing problem in the county, and the county has no authority to enact an order to prevent disruptive dog barking.Officials want a state law allowing owners to be prosecuted as a public nuisance under the Health and Safety Code. Commissioner Jan Kennady said barking dogs is one of the most commoncomplaints she hears, including one woman who called her last week in tears because her quality of life is being ruined by her neighbor’s 27 dogs that constantly bark. Hunting. Current lawallows the county to prohibit or regulate firing guns or bows and arrows on lots less than 10 acres. They want to increase the size to 20 acres. County Judge Danny Scheel said he knows ofdeer blinds set up facing directly at neighbors’ houses, and he said it’s getting more common to hear complaints of deer in subdivisions “running around with arrows sticking out of them.”League City - (11/3/08) - After almost two years of failed attempts by residents, the city council last week approved spending $194,000 to build a park where dogs can rompunleashed. In a 4-3 vote, city council members OK’d the initial phase of the park on 8 acres down the street from the police station. The vote was a victory for Councilman Neil Baron,who advocated for the park even before his election to the council.Little Elm - (10/21/08) - A Little Elm woman's pet dog was mauled when her neighbor's two pit bulls found their way into her house -and her owner's resolve to petition the Little Elm citycouncil for a dangerous dog ordinance. She wants pit bulls banned in the city. Little Elm's animal control department confirmed the pit bulls were euthanized at the request of their owner.100 petition signatures are needed to bring the dangerous dog ordinance before the Little Elm City Council.Mt. Pleasant - (10/14/08) -Residents of Country Club Estates have taken their feud with a neighbor over his dogs to the Mount Pleasant City Council, a grievance that could possibly endup in district court. A letter signed by 20 residents on Eagle Drive, Fareway Drive and Masters Drive asks for the council's help in resolving the issue involving their neighbor. UPDATE:(10/22/08) - Mount Pleasant City Council members will work on drafting a new ordinance this week that will give them more recourse to deal with a Country Club Estates resident who hasracked up 17 citations for violating the city's dog ordinance.San Antonio - *ALERT* (11/14/08) - San Antonio passed an animal ordinance requiring a Litter Permit in December of last year (2007). It is now being enforced. Animal control staff scanthe Classified Ads and call the phone numbers listed that do not include a Litter Permit Number. Breeders are told that their animals will be confiscated if they don't buy the Litter Permit. Todate, we're not .aware of any animals actually being seized. Reports are that Louisville, KY, is actually illegally seizing litters under the same situations. (report provided by rpoa@texas.net )UTAHNo report for UtahVERMONTNo report for VermontVIRGINIACulpeper - (10/18/08) - It started out as a routine housekeeping item, a means by which Culpeper County could bring local animal-control ordinances in line with state statutes. But theproposed changes have Supervisor Tom Underwood refusing to vote yes--as a matter of principle--while County Attorney Roy Thorpe insists that adopting the new guideline is necessary."The major problem is that the ordinance has a feral cat defined as a companion animal," Underwood said. "Why would I vote for that?" Underwood, who owns a large farm in the Reva area,said people drop cats at his gate all the time and that many of them are wild. "Suppose my dog kills one of those cats," he argued. "Since I am responsible for my dog's actions, I could beconvicted of a felony." That scenario may seem far-fetched, but the controversial state law, which was passed in 2005 and amended last winter, has already created headlines in the Richmondarea.Greene County - (10/21/08) - J. Allen stated that she wants a nuisance ordinance to deal with things like a potbellied pig digging up someone’s dahlias, people parking in other people’sdriveways, and barking dogs. She believes that inclusion of the word vexed would include barking dogs. A motion was made to table the nuisance ordinance in favor a barking dog ordinance.The motion was unanimously approved.Richmond - (10/23/08) - Angry hound hunters packed the room at Thursday's Game and Inland Fisheries Board meeting in Richmond. About 150 people showed up to defend Virginia's"right-to-retrieve" law that allows hunters to pursue their hunting dogs on privately posted lands. The board is considering a proposal to amend the law. Some hunters accused boardmembers of playing politics. The board did not act on a set of proposals involving hunting with hounds. Some proposals will require legislative approval, such as changes to the right-toretrievelaw. Angry hunters promised to take their concerns to the General Assembly.Vienna - (10/23/08) - Feld Entertainment is conducting a vigorous defense in the lawsuit, ASPCA, et al. v. Feld Entertainment, Inc. which is scheduled to go to trial on October 27, 2008 inU.S. District Court in Washington D.C. The case, which began more than eight years ago, is being pursued by four animal special interest groups against Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parentcompany of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey(R) Circus.WASHINGTONMonroe - (11/16/08) - Monroe, like most area cities, uses a two-strike approach. Dogs earn the label of potentially dangerous once they bite or act aggressively. If a secondincident happens, the dogs are registered as dangerous. That forces owners to keep stricter control of their dogs. Monroe is proposing elimination of that first warning forcertain breeds, essentially giving them no second chances. The city isn't banning the breeds. If someone owns one of these breeds and the dog doesn't cause problems, ownerswould have to take no additional measures, she said. Potentially dangerous dogs with no history of seriously injuring people or other pets could earn their way off the city's baddog list if they and their owners complete a program teaching responsible dog ownership, such as the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Program. The breeds on theproposed list are Akita, American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, bull terrier, cane corso, dogo Argentino, dogue de Bordeaux, Kuvasz, pit bull terrier, presaCanario, Staffordshire bull terrier and Tosa inu. Dogs with a mix of one or more of these breeds would also be regulated. Hearing scheduled on one-strike rule - The MonroeCity Council plans a public hearing on the proposed rules at its meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday (11/18/08) at Monroe City Hall, 806 W. Main St..Moses Lake - (10/20/08) - Suggestions for changing the potentially dangerous dog ordinance were presented to the Moses Lake council but no action was taken. A committee appointedby Mayor Ron Covey to evaluate the ordinance met Oct. 7 and compiled a list of possible changes to the ordinance to possibly avoid banning pit bulls from the city. The committee consists ofpit bull owners and city representatives.The committee suggested raising the fee to license an unaltered animal from $30 to $150, according to city documents.The city council will host astudy session from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 to discuss the issue but no action will be taken.Seattle - King County - (10/21/08) - The Metropolitan King County Council took a preliminary vote, 8-0, Monday to direct County Executive Ron Sims to report on the feasibility andadvisability of banning "continuous confinement" of dogs on chains or tethers or in small spaces. The motion may go before the council for a final vote next Monday. The report wouldconsider a ban in unincorporated King County and possibly also in cities that contract with the county for animal-control services. Council Chairwoman Patterson said she also is considering
The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 311 of 3307/5/2010legislation that would define "dangerous dogs," perhaps restricting certain breeds.WEST VIRGINIANo report for West VirginiaWISCONSINGreenfield - (10/14/08) - Landowners in the town of Greenfield due to become part of the city of Baraboo should be able to hunt on their land as long as it can done safely, members of acity committee said Tuesday. They directed the chief of police and other city staff to develop proposed permit regulations for hunting on rural areas within city boundaries. Members of theBaraboo City Council's Administrative Committee reviewed a memo from Chief of Police Craig Olsen on the issue of hunting on city land. Hunting is prohibited within the city, butlandowners including Statz stirred up questions as the city moved to add hundreds of acres of rural land along its eastern edge.LaCrosse - (10/16/08) -A DOG PARK COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING A PLAN TO RESTRICT DOG-WALKING IN CITY PARKS TO SIDEWALK AREAS ONLY. LA CROSSE PARKDIRECTOR STEVE CARLYON HAS READ LOCAL ORDINANCES, AND FINDS THE RULES ABOUT DOGS IN PARKS TO BE PUZZLING, BECAUSE THEY SUGGEST THAT DOGS COULDGO INTO AREAS OF HALF-A-DOZEN EXISTING PARKS, AND THAT'S NOT TRUE. THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO KEEP DOGS ON LEASHES, AND HAVE THEM DISPLAY A RABIESTAG WHEN THEY'RE IN PUBLIC. THE PROPOSAL COMES AFTER A REVIEW OF LAWS IN SEVERAL WISCONSIN CITIES...WHICH RANGE FROM LETTING DOGS INTO ALL PARKS,TO KEEPING THEM OUT COMPLETELY.WYOMINGNo Report for WyomingCOUNTRIES OF OTHER INTERESTAUSTRALIAGreater Dandenong - (10/16/08) - Cleeland Ward councillor Paul Donovan had grown frustrated with the number of ‘dangerous’ dogs off leash along the Dandenong Creek trail afterriding his bike along it. Cr Donovan had originally proposed the council purchase mountain bikes and send council officers along the trail to fine dog owners with animals off their leashes.While the purchase of bikes was no longer a part of Cr Donovan’s notice of motion at Monday’s council meeting, he retained his arguments that off-leash dogs in prohibited areas weredangerous and in breach of council law. “If we have laws to not have dangerous dogs on bike paths, we need to enforce them,” Cr Donovan said. “We need to make bike paths safe, and weneed to start issuing fines I believe.” Councillors passed the motion unanimously and the council will now step up patrols of the city’s bike paths, with particular attention given to theDandenong Creek trail.Mt. Claremont - (10/23/08) - Legal action over barking dogs that drew fines and legal costs of more than $25,000 was an "absolute travesty of justice", according to the dogs' owner. PatrickGolden, of Mt Claremont, an accident and emergency doctor at Joondalup Health Campus, was fined $500 in Perth Magistrate's Court last week.CANADAMississauga Ontario - City of Mississauga's bylaw enforcement division will not be actively enforcing the 'pit bull' amendments made to the Dog Owners' Liability Act . The move to treating alldogs as innocent not guilty is growing with Mississauga being the first major city to concede the law is an utter failure on every level.While the city cannot repeal the ban,it has chosen thefiscal and moral high ground.SCOTLAND(11/3/08) - The Scottish SPCA has written to all MSPs, Scottish MPs, chief constables and council leaders asking for firework use to be restricted to specific days. He said: "We're not sayingfireworks should be banned. We're asking for a more responsible approach to animal welfare. If there were a clear indication on specific days that it's legal to use fireworks, animal ownerswould happily take the appropriate action to safeguard their pets. "People can forget that a dog's hearing is twice as sensitive as a human and a cat's three times."SINGAPOREOWNERS of rottweilers may soon have to buy insurance, place a surety and send their dogs for obedience training. In addition to leashing and muzzling the dogs, owners must also: *Implant a microchip in the animal * Take up an insurance policy of at least $100,000 * Put up a banker's guarantee of $2,000, which will be forfeited if the dog strays, bites a person oris reported lost * Send their dogs for obedience trainingUK(11/3/08) - A WELSH MEP has called on the European Parliament to update a law on animal testing to stop them suffering unnecessarily. Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans believes manyexperiments are being duplicated, leading to animal suffering that could be avoided. She wants the European Commission to establish a Europe-wide database, accessible to researchers, tohelp reduce the number of animals suffering in experiments. Ms Evans was responsible for an influential report in the European Parliament in 2002 which detailed ways in which the EuropeanDirective on the protection of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes should be revised. Six years on, the all-Wales MEP said the law is in urgent need of revision and she haswritten to European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas calling for the legislation to be reviewed without delay.(11/5/08) - Owners of fat cats and obese dogs could be fined or jailed under controversial Government rules. New beefed-up codes of practice for pet owners published today state thatoverfeeding pets is a 'serious welfare concern' that can lead to unnecessary suffering. People who refuse to put seriously fat pets on a diet could be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act -and face a fine of up to £20,000 or even 12 months' jail.Britain - (10/14/08) - A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged. Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for TheWrekin, said the animals, such as small monkeys, were often housed in cramped cages, causing unacceptable suffering.The RSPCA supported the call for a ban, adding that an estimated3,000 primates were being kept as pets in the UK. Mr Pritchard is calling on ministers to outlaw the breeding, sale or keeping of primates for the domestic pet market. The Shropshire MPsaid he would use his Ten Minute Rule Bill, which he will present in the Commons on Tuesday afternoon, to highlight why the practice of keeping the animals had no place in modern society."Are we a modern country or are we a country stuck in Victorian times that likes to keep primates in confined spaces in order to entertain us," he told BBC News. As well as welfare concerns,Mr Pritchard added that his proposals would also raise awareness of how the market for exotic pets could undermine global conservation efforts. "Britain needs to lead the world on this issueand set a global standard in order that other countries follow and ban keeping primates as pets.Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)October 14, 2008Animal Laws & LegislationFlagusFEDERAL
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