Rottweilerlvr
02-16-2007, 03:38 AM
Statewide BSL Alert for Texans -
Senator Ellis has introduced SB 349, which applies to counties with population 3.3 million or more (basically, Harris County / Houston). It reads in part, "The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate in the county the keeping of pets the court determines are dangerous."
In other words, if the commissioners court determines that a particular breed of dog is "dangerous," they may ban or regulate the breed in the entire county. This appears to be a tactic designed to circumvent the current state law prohibiting BSL, reminiscent of a similar attempt by Ellis in 2005.
Please contact lawmakers in the Senate and let them know that you do not support SB 349. Since it is early in the session, a very short note is probably all that is needed right now. If this bill moves forward, we will need to turn up the heat.
Link to the full text of SB 349:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/SB00349I.htm
Texans, the Texas Legislature has made it very easy for you to sign up to receive email alerts about actions on bills which interest you. Just go to their website at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/, create an account, and add this bill (and any other bills you may be interested in) to your personal Email Alert list. Then you will receive an email any time your bill is acted upon by the legislature. This is a very useful tool for monitoring the progress of a bill like SB 349.
Please, if you are not yet involved, now is the time to get started. The 2007 session is already chock-full of proposed dog laws that will affect us all, for better or worse, if they pass.
Jennifer Thomas
www.stopbsl.com
www.happypitbull.com
Senator Ellis has introduced SB 349, which applies to counties with population 3.3 million or more (basically, Harris County / Houston). It reads in part, "The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate in the county the keeping of pets the court determines are dangerous."
In other words, if the commissioners court determines that a particular breed of dog is "dangerous," they may ban or regulate the breed in the entire county. This appears to be a tactic designed to circumvent the current state law prohibiting BSL, reminiscent of a similar attempt by Ellis in 2005.
Please contact lawmakers in the Senate and let them know that you do not support SB 349. Since it is early in the session, a very short note is probably all that is needed right now. If this bill moves forward, we will need to turn up the heat.
Link to the full text of SB 349:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/SB00349I.htm
Texans, the Texas Legislature has made it very easy for you to sign up to receive email alerts about actions on bills which interest you. Just go to their website at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/, create an account, and add this bill (and any other bills you may be interested in) to your personal Email Alert list. Then you will receive an email any time your bill is acted upon by the legislature. This is a very useful tool for monitoring the progress of a bill like SB 349.
Please, if you are not yet involved, now is the time to get started. The 2007 session is already chock-full of proposed dog laws that will affect us all, for better or worse, if they pass.
Jennifer Thomas
www.stopbsl.com
www.happypitbull.com