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Broward Co., FL: Whispers of BSL
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:23 AM PDT
Florida State Law [emphasis mine]:
767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized.–Nothing in this act shall limit any local government from placing further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of dangerous dogs or developing procedures and criteria for the implementation of this act, provided that no such regulation is specific to breed and that the provisions of this act are not lessened by such additional regulations or requirements. This section shall not apply to any local ordinance adopted prior to October 1, 1990.
Contact info for Broward Co. Commissioners
Ilene Lieberman – District 1
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 417, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 357-7001
Fax (954) 357-7295
ilieberman@broward.org
Kristin Jacobs – District 2 (against BSL)
Broward County Governmental Center
115 South Andrews Ave., Room 421, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: 954-357-7002
kjacobs@broward.org
Stacy Ritter – District 3
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave. Room 413, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: 954-357-7003
Fax: 954-357-7319
sritter@broward.org
Ken Keechl – District 4
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave. Room 412, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: 954-357-7004
Fax: 954-357-7798
kkeechl@broward.org
Lois Wexler – District 5 (pushing BSL)
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Avenue Room 414, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 357-7005
lwexler@broward.org
Sue Gunzburger – District 6
Broward Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 421, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: 954-357-7006
sgunzburger@broward.org
John E. Rodstrom, Jr. – District 7
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave. Room 416, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Tel: 954-357-7007
Fax: 954-357-8088
jrodstrom@broward.org
Diana Wasserman-Rubin – District 8
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave. Room 410, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: 954-357-7008
dwassermanrubin@broward.org
Mayor Josephus Eggelletion, Jr. – District 9
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 413, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 357-7009
jeggelletion@broward.org
The County Commission meets in formal session on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center. Public Hearings begin at 2 p.m. as designated on the meeting schedule. The County Commission schedules workshops as needed on specific topics that require additional discussion. Individuals who wish to address the Commission at a Commission Meeting or Public Hearing may do so, subject to the rules and procedures established in the Broward County Administrative Code.
Broward County Attorney’s Office
Jeffrey J. Newton, County Attorney
115 South Andrews Avenue, Suite 423, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
954-357-7600
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2009/10/pit_bulls_if_you_cant_ban_them.html
Pit bulls: If you can’t ban them, muzzle them, commissioner says
Posted by Anthony Man on October 27, 2009 04:09 PM
County Commissioner Lois Wexler wants Broward County to consider an ordinance that would require owners of pit bulls, and possibly other potentially dangerous breeds, to keep their dogs muzzled and on leashes.
Her colleagues agreed today to have the county’s Animal Care Advisory Board examine the issue and report back. Wexler also asked the County Attorney’s Office to figure out just what the commission’s authority is to act in this area.
Wexler said she was responding to a Sunrise resident Kelly Fiterman whose nine year old mixed breed dog, Chino, was attacked twice by a pit bull and required surgery.
The constituent wanted to know why Miami-Dade County has a ban on certain breeds, which Wexler said is allowed because it was grandfathered in before a state law that prevented additional local bans.
Commissioner Kristin Jacobs objected to singling out pit bulls.
“A larger factor is the way the animal has been raised,” Jacobs said. “I don’t think we should just choose one. There should be a range of animals in that category.”
Wexler said she’d like to see something modeled after rules in Sunrise, where pit bulls have to be muzzled and leashed. The Sunrise ordinance is the reason why pit bulls in the county’s Markham Park must be muzzled and on a leash no longer than six feet.
But she fears the county commission doesn’t have the power to impose such a rule outside the small areas of Broward that aren’t part of a city, town or village. She said she’d be willing to work with the League of Cities on the issue depending on what the animal care board comes up with.
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Posted in Florida, Whispers of BSL
Elkhart, IN: Special committee continues discussion of Elkhart pit bull ban
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:03 PM PDT
Previous alerts for Elkhart: http://stopbsl.com/?s=elkhart
http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=11389526
Special committee continues discussion of Elkhart pit bull ban
Fox28.com
An Ad-Hoc committee will continue their evaluation of a proposed pit bull ban in the City of Elkhart. The committee will meet for the fourth, and likely final time, before making a recommendation to the Public Health and Safety Committee of the City Council. That recommendation is supposed to be made by November 1st so that the Council can vote on the issue, possibly as early as mid-November.
Tuesday’s meeting is scheduled to take place at 4 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on Second Street in Elkhart. The meeting is open to the public, but public comments will not be heard.
As written, the original proposal would ban pit bulls within city limits, but grandfather in current pit bull owners provided they meet certain requirements like muzzling their dogs and getting $300,000 worth of insurance.
Some committee members hope the ordinance will be changed so it doesn’t single out one breed.
When the comittee first met back on September 15th, pit bull breeder Austin Kemery told FOX 28 that “It’s nice being here to educate some people on the board trying to come up with a better ordinance for the city that’s not breed specific.”
“Everything is on the table,” said City Council president Rod Roberson. “The ordinance is currently specific in language around pit bulls. And we will talk about that as a committee as to whether or not to keep it or to amend it, revise it or remove it all together.”
Posted in BSL Proposed, Indiana
