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New Zealand: Presa Canario added to import ban
The New Zealand parliament has recently added the Perro de Presa Canario to Schedule 4. New Zealand’s Dog Control Act 1996 prohibits the import of any dog believed to be of a breed listed in Schedule...
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Lithuania: Ten breeds will be banned
Lithuania currently classifies the following breeds as “aggressive” or “fighting” breeds, and the government is now working on a law that will ban dogs of these breeds: American Pit Bull Terrier...
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Bermuda: Govt revises prohibited breeds list, creates new “restricted breeds”...
Bermuda has moved some previously prohibited breeds into a new restricted-breed category. (We last told you about this plan in September 2010, but the official breed list is now finalized.) Prohibited...
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Western Australia: Service association wants stricter BSL
The misleadingly-named WA Local Government Association (which is not a government agency) is pushing for revised dog control laws that would include stricter regulations for “dangerous breeds.” It...
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Westwego Louisiana Councilman seeks to add breeds to ordinance
Following an attack on a woman in Westwego Louisiana, Councilman Glen Green has sworn to add more breeds of dogs to the cities dangerous dog laws, which currently single out pit bulls. Westwego’s law,...
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Maryland HB 422 would prohibit breed discriminatory laws on the state level
A bill that has been introduced in Maryland that would prohibit breed discriminatory laws on the state level is being heard by the House Judiciary Committee today. The catalyst for this bill is likely...
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Maryland HB 422 hearing overview
The House Judiciary Committee met to hear HB 422, a bill that would prevent breed discriminatory laws on the state level. According to the bills sponsor, the bill was submitted due to the Solesky...
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Georgia state level concerns
The issue of Georgia and what is happening there has been very much the topic of conversation recently. At this point in time, there is no chance of a breed discriminatory law being introduced on the...
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Missouri HB 1116 to prohibit breed discrimination on the state level passes...
A bill in Missouri that would prohibit municipalities from enacting breed discriminatory laws has been heard by the House judiciary Committee. HB 1116 is very simple. The bill seeks to add an...
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Georgia bill to prohibit breed discriminatory laws moves forward
A bill that was introduced in the Georgia state legislature would prohibit breed discriminatory laws on the state level. SB 184 is a relatively simple bill. It would amend the current dangerous dog...
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