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Old 04-08-2012, 09:47 PM   #1
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Default Did you all hear?
MA is now the first state to have a bill signed into law that makes regulating dogs by breed illegal!! Thats right BSL is now illegal here in MA!!!!

Read more about the bill and the other great addtions signed into law here:
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/B...neralCourtId=1

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Old 04-08-2012, 09:48 PM   #2
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Very Cool! It's about time! Hope to see this follow through to the rest of the US
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:55 PM   #3
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Actually Texas was. But its still a huge step in the right direction!!!
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:59 PM   #4
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I didnt know that. Thats awesome! When did that happen in Texas?
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:08 PM   #5
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Its been like that for a long time LOL. I don't know when it went into effect I just know they cannot have BSL there. Still doesn't stop the HSUS from Euthanizing Pit bulls and not adopting them out. I really hate the Houston ASPCA. I wont even watch their show.
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:09 PM   #6
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Punish the Deed, not the Breed!

The States that currently have State level laws prohibiting local municipalities from passing BSL are listed below
Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:12 PM   #7
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Here is a link to the states that already have laws against BSL

http://stopbslintn.tripod.com/id10.html
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:13 PM   #8
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LL doesn't Miami have BSL? How was the city able to pass a ban if the state law says that's illegal.

oh well even if MA wasn't the first im glad it happened!

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Old 04-08-2012, 10:15 PM   #9
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The law in Dade County is was kinda grandfathered in.
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Old 04-08-2012, 10:38 PM   #10
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Go Mass! No more Boston BSL!!!!!

There was a town in PA that was trying to push through some BSL but the state law prevented it from holding up. YAY!
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:06 AM   #11
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That's great! Maybe my state will be on the list soon. I'm pretty sure we don't have any BSL in affect in Vermont, but you never know when someone will throw a shit fit about our type of dogs

Once again... GO MA!
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:21 AM   #12
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I was talking about this today at dog school (7 dogs in class, 4 are APBT's). I don't think the existing laws in Boston or other BSL cities are changed (yet). They said MA is a Home Rule state, which I believe means that towns can make their own local laws. Still, it's a big step in the right direction.
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:27 AM   #13
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I was talking about this today at dog school (7 dogs in class, 4 are APBT's). I don't think the existing laws in Boston or other BSL cities are changed (yet). They said MA is a Home Rule state, which I believe means that towns can make their own local laws. Still, it's a big step in the right direction.
Aw. That sucks. Hopefully it will change soon!
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:32 AM   #14
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I was talking about this today at dog school (7 dogs in class, 4 are APBT's). I don't think the existing laws in Boston or other BSL cities are changed (yet). They said MA is a Home Rule state, which I believe means that towns can make their own local laws. Still, it's a big step in the right direction.
It's my understanding (at least in IL) that home rule is only applicable to certain cities/counties so not ALL the cities can have their local ordinances trump state laws. However, noting the size of Boston, I bet they can.
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Old 04-09-2012, 01:32 AM   #15
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I was talking about this today at dog school (7 dogs in class, 4 are APBT's). I don't think the existing laws in Boston or other BSL cities are changed (yet). They said MA is a Home Rule state, which I believe means that towns can make their own local laws. Still, it's a big step in the right direction.
From what I was told by someone who worked on the team to build and get this bill into law the cities and Towns will be able to fight it to keep BSL but no Towns or cities have shown interest in taking the time to fight to keep BSL so we will have to see what happens in the next 90 days.

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Old 04-09-2012, 01:41 AM   #16
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Yet it has only been a few days I'm just hoping by the state passing the law it may open up the eyes to the Towns and cities to not want BSL.

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Old 04-09-2012, 02:07 AM   #17
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Like I said Kahn. Texas is a No BSL state, but that doesn't keep shelters from selecting what breeds they want to adopt and what ones they want to PTS and so forth.
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:17 AM   #18
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I didnt know we where talking about shelters? I was talking about people owning pit bull type dogs here.
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:18 AM   #19
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Yay small victories!
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:25 AM   #20
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Okay let me lay it out to you a little better. YES, you can own Pit bulls and their mutts there now. But say Fido ends up in a shelter. If he ends up in the WRONG shelter (one bias to pit bulls) you will never see Fido again because he will still be PTS based on his breed. All this law does is allows you to OWN the dog. It doesn't stop people from discriminating against them.
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