BSL Weekly Update
current as of May 30, 2007
BSL Passed
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Jacksonville, Arkansas
Sikeston, Missouri**
**Passed in mid-April, but just brought to my attention now. The ordinance defines dangerous dogs by breed, including pit bulls, but also includes dogs having a history of biting hard enough to break the
skin.
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We CANNOT stress enough the importance of ALWAYS
maintaining polite and respectful
communication with
officials. Our dogs are worth keeping our emotions in check
in order to work with officials to a solution that benefits
the entire community. For letter writing tips, please click here.
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Indianapolis-Marion County, Indiana
City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County
241 City-County Building 200 E.Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-327-4242
City-County Council Members
Clerk of Council
Mayor Bart Peterson 2501 City-County Building 200 East
Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Fax: 317-327-3980
Cabot, Arkansas
City Of Cabot P. O. Box 1113 101 North Second St. Cabot, Arkansas 72023
Mayor Joe Williams
Donna Grimes
Mayor's Admin. Asst.
Karen Davis
Operations Director
City Council
Plattsburg, New York
New York state law prohibits breed specific legislation.
Mayor's Office - 518-563-7701
Common Council
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Massachusetts Statewide
Certain officials are considering a pit bull ban for the state of Massachusetts. Please
voice your polite and respectful opposition
to BSL to the joint committee members studying this issue, and also support HB 1948 sponsored
by Representative Bradford Hill which seeks to establish non-discriminatory, workable methods by which to deal with vicious
and potentially dangerous dogs.
Committee member E-mail quick list:
Lorain, Ohio
UPDATE 5/29/07: According to city clerk, Nancy
Greer, breed specific legislation has not been proposed in Lorain, Ohio, and no changes are pending to their current vicious
dog ordinance. Ordinances
are on line @ www.cityoflorain.org under codified ordinances - vicious dogs.
City Clerk
Nancy Greer
City Council
Marion
County, West Virginia
Marion County Clerk
Janice Cosco
217 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 367-5440
FAX (304) 367-5447
Marion County Commission
(304) 367-5400
200 Jackson Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
Commissioners:
Alan Parks
Randy Elliot
Wayne Stuller
Jackson County, Mississippi
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 997
Pascagoula, MS 38568
County Administrator Alan Sudduth
Board Attorney Paula Yancy
Phone: 228-769-3371
Fax: 228-769-3119
Batesville, Arkansas
CIty Clerk
Mayor
Rick Elumbaugh, Mayor #1
Lake Oak Drive Batesville, AR 72501 (870) 612-7946
City Attorney
Scott Stalker, City Attorney 480 S. 23rd Street Batesville,
AR 72501 (870) 612-5569
City Council
Manila, Arkansas
Update 5/6/07 - Confirmed BSL is being considered
in Manila.
Drafting an ordinance to ban pit bulls
City Clerk P.O. Box 895 MANILA, AR 72442
Phone: (870) 561-4437
Fax: (870) 561-4438
Manila City Officials
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Mayor |
Clifford Veach |
City Clerk |
Susie Parker |
Treasurer |
Susan Jackson |
City Judge |
Shannon Langston |
City Attorney |
Wayne Wagner |
Police Chief |
Jackie Hill |
Fire Chief |
Jerry Hitchcock |
Director Of Public Works |
Henry Ford |
Code Enforcement Officer |
Fred Burks |
Councilmember |
Dwight Booth |
Councilmember |
Dean Cherry |
Councilmember |
Linda Donovan |
Councilmember |
Leroy Douglas |
Councilmember |
Donnie Wagner |
Bluefield, West Virginia
City officials state they have a "pit bull problem." They want to take proactive
approach towards protecting the children of the community by proposing new and stricter pit bull regulations.
To send a message to city board of directors:
City Clerk
Drema Shireman PO Box 4100 200 Rogers St. Bluefield, WV 24701 Phone: 304-327-2443 Fax: 304-325-6494 Email:
drema.shireman@comcast.net
City Manager
Mark Henne
Phone: 304-327-2464 Fax: 304-325-6494
Upper Brookville, New York
Even though New York state law prohibits BSL, village councilman Frank Russo is calling for a ban on pit
bulls.
Village of Upper Brookville
1395 Planting Fields Road
PO Box 548
Oyster Bay, NY 11771-1302
Office of the Village Clerk - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Phone - 1-516-624-7715
Nassau County Officials
Brookville Councilman Frank Russo also intends to present a proposal to ban pit bulls in Nassau County.
Maureen O’Connell Nassau County Clerk
240 Old Country
Road
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone:(516) 571-2664
Thomas R. Suozzi
County Executive
(516) 571-3131
Lorna Goodman
County Attorney
(516) 571-3056
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Update April 6, 2007
The city has proposed an amendment to Chapter 23.18(c)(2) of the municipal code. The only response
I received was the proposed ordinance, so I don't know if any other changes are pending.
City Council meets in Council Chambers, 4th floor, City Hall, on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM.
QUICK EMAIL LIST
citymanager@ cedar-rapids. org, kay.halloran@
cedar-rapids. org, justin.shields@
cedar-rapids. org, chuck.swore@
cedar-rapids. org, jerry.mcgrane@ cedar-rapids. org, sarah.henderson@ cedar-rapids. org, kris.gulick@
cedar-rapids. org, pat.shey@cedar-
rapids.org, tom.podzimek@ cedar-rapids. org, brian.fagan@
cedar-rapids. org,
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
Update April 14, 2007
According to city administrator, Wendy Gabriel, the request to ban pit bulls is being taken seriously
and the current ordinance is under review. PLEASE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO WRITE TO THE CITY OFFICIALS!!
Original Alert: VICIOUS DOGS: A resident's
cat was allegedly killed by 2 pit bulls. After her cat’s death, she went on the internet
and found that pit bulls are the #1 biters and murderers of all the dog breeds. Twenty people a year are killed by dogs. She
is hoping that the ordinance can be changed to prevent pit bulls within the city limits. She encouraged
the city to pass "Thomas’ Law" named after her cat.
Wendy Gabriel, city administrator, said the city will consider Elmore's request, and
as part of the process look at Denver, which has banned pit bulls.
Sandi Bloem, Mayor
Coeur d'Alene City Hall 710 E. Mullan Avenue Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 769-2300
Wendy Gabriel
City Administrator
208-769-2367
Jon Ingalls
Deputy City Administrator
208-769-235
CITY COUNCIL
Michael Gridley
City Attorney
Wichita, Kansas
City Hall, 13th floor 455 North Main Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 268-4351
City Manager's Office 455 N. Main, 13th Floor Wichita, KS 67202
: (316) 268-4529,
ext. 2805 : (316) 219-6319
City Council City
Hall, 1st Floor MS 1-13 455
N. Main Wichita, KS 67202
: (316) 268-4331
UPDATE 4/14/07
The council will hold a workshop on April 23, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. to discuss a “vicious
dog ordinance” proposed by Council member Joe Siciliano.
City Clerk:
Penny Simmons (318) 462-2461 200 South Jefferson DERIDDER, LA 70634
Mayor Ron Roberts
Vincent Labaue
City Council President
City Council Members
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BSL Watch
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The following towns have proposed breed specific ordinances but
we have been unable to get details and/or the status of such ordinances to date. If you have information regarding any
of the below towns, please contact me at jodi_preis@yahoo.com
Cleveland, Ohio
Amory, Mississippi
McFarland,
Kansas
Lyons, Kansas
Warrensburg, Missouri
Englewood, Colorado
New York, New York
New Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Poulsbo, Washington
Lexington, Nebraska
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You can find 3 different form letters, from simple to detailed, that
can be modified and sent to the above officials at www.defendingdog.com.
Please voice your polite
and respectful opposition to breed specific legislation.
Please take action and remember...
we are the only voices our dogs have.
Jodi Preis
Leisa Boysen
Bless the Bullys
BSL Workshop
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