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Thursday, 19 August 2010 00:00 |
Before she signs a pit bull muzzle ordinance as soon as this Friday, Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy wants to know if the proposed law poses legal pitfalls by focusing on a specific dog breed....
What City Council President Timothy Phelan described as "technical language" changes to the ordinance may mean the council takes up the proposal briefly again at its next meeting on Sept. 7, meaning the ordinance would become law a month later.
Phelan said the wording "doesn't change the substance of the ordinance."
"I have no indication the mayor is not in support," he said Wednesday.
Source: Kennedy to sign or reject pit bull ordinance by Friday By Thor Jourgensen / The Daily Item Tags: BSL |
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:00 |
Residents packed City Hall tonight to give testimony on the City Council's proposed pit bull dog ordinance. And while the council listened to about an hour of testimony, most of it in opposition to the ordinance, the council never voted on it because Councilor-at-Large Michael J. Germain put a hold on the item in accordance with council rules.
Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien said the council will take the item up at its Sept. 7 meeting....
The ordinance, which had been requested by the council, is modeled after Boston's Responsible Pit Bull Ownership ordinance. While the ordinance does not ban pit bulls or restrict them to private property, it establishes additional licensing, duties and registration requirements for the owners of those dogs....
State Rep. Vincent A. Pedone, D-Worcester, supported a pit bull ordinance....
He said people get pit bulls for one reason: for the symbolism of having a big, strong dog. He said he would also support a general ban on pit bulls, something that has run into constitutional challenges in other communities....
After Mr. Germain put the hold on the pit bull ordinance item, Councilor-at-Large Kathleen M. Toomey put several motions forward, including requests to file home rule legislation to allow the city to raise fines for non-compliance of current and future dog ordinances, and to expand the ordinance to include all “dangerous dogs,” regardless of breed, that cannot pass a mandatory temperament test.
Source: Pit bull rules on hold - COUNCIL DELAYS VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW By Steven H. Foskett Jr., telegram.com Tags: BSL |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 00:00 |
With the Worcester Animal Rescue League threatening to stop accepting stray or abandoned dogs from Worcester if the City Council adopts the so-called “pit bull” ordinance, the city has issued a bid for animal shelter services....
The council will be taking up the pit bull ordinance tomorrow night — it will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. in the Esther Howland Chamber. The council has given preliminary approval to the ordinance, which would impose more restrictions and licensing requirements for pit bulls....
Allie Simone, acting director of the Worcester Animal Rescue League, has complained that the council has not thought through the ramifications of the ordinance. She said shelter administrators were never consulted about its potential impact....
She said if the pit bull ordinance is adopted, the group will no longer accept dogs from Worcester because it will not be able to take on the number of pit bulls that may end up there.
Source: Pit bull stance has city seeking other animal services - Nick Kotsopoulos, telegram.com Tags: BSL |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:00 |
The city's dangerous-dog ordinance, enacted more than a year ago, is without teeth.
There have been 16 pit-bull incidents in the city since March 28, 13 that have involved bites of humans or animals, according to City Solicitor Dave Fenton, who spoke at last night's Animal Advisory Committee meeting. The committee is hoping to formulate recommendations to present to the City Council's safety subcommittee on Aug. 24.
"I thought that we've gotten beyond the issue of amending the ordinance and were trying to work with what we have on the books now, but I want to be realistic in light of what's gone on lately," said Mayor Jim Milinazzo, the committee chairman. "Whether we recommend a breed-specific ordinance is something I am hoping we can hash out tonight."
The committee went back and forth over stepping up enforcement, by handing out citations or removing dangerous animals from the home -- or instituting a muzzle law. Public education and awareness were also suggested....
Source: Lowell animal board seeks solutions to dog attacks By Dennis Shaughnessey, lowellsun.com
See also: Trainer: Pit-bull owners more often to blame than the breed By David Perry, lowellsun.com
See also: Shooting by officer was unprovoked, Lowell pit-bull owner charges By Erin Smith, lowellsun.com Tags: BSL | Dangerous Dogs |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 00:00 |
Mayor Dean Mazzarella said he would consider a similar restriction on pit-bull terriers to the one Worcester officials are working toward, saying the dogs have been linked to too many bites and attacks....
Worcester's proposal, which has received preliminary approval by the City Council, requires pit bulls to be leashed and muzzled when they're in public, along with additional registration and licensing restrictions.
"I'd absolutely consider it," Mazzarella said of a similar regulation in Leominster. "I do think you've got to be fair with it, but I think these big dogs all have it in them to turn violent...."
Source: Looking to put some bite in dog laws - Leominster mayor says he'd consider tougher restrictions on pit bulls By Marisa Donelan, sentinelandenterprise.com Tags: BSL |
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