Putnam County, WV: BSL passed (3 articles)

Putnam ordinance targets pit bulls

December 22, 2009
By Veronica Nett
Staff writer, Charleston Gazette

WINFIELD, W.Va. — [...] Commissioners passed the ordinance 2-1 Tuesday, and received a standing ovation from the Bancroft residents.

The ordinance requires owners of pit bulls and other dogs deemed vicious to keep the animals on their property with a six-foot enclosed fence or keep them on a four-foot leash held by the owner.

[...] Tillis and Commissioner Steve Andes voted for the ordinance, but Commissioner Joe Haynes voted against it because of its specific mention of pit bulls.[...]

Full article retrieved 12/24/09 from http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200912220642

Putnam officials target vicious dogs

by Evadna Bartlett
For the Daily Mail
Tuesday December 22, 2009

WINFIELD – [...] “I’m fully in favor of having a vicious dog ordinance,” Haynes said after the meeting. “I just think we are on a slippery slope naming a breed. Why not rottweilers? German shepherds?”[...]

Full article retrieved 12/24/09 from http://www.dailymail.com/News/200912220614

Putnam County Commissioners Take Aim at Pit Bulls

They passed a vicious dog ordinance that says pit bulls must be contained behind a six foot fence or on a leash no longer than four feet.

Updated Wednesday, December 23, 2009; 04:02 AM
Story by Gil McClanahan, WOWKTV

WINFIELD — [...] Bancroft residents started the effort for the ordinance. By the afternoon many were walking the streets of their town feeling a sigh of relief.[...]

Full article retrieved 12/24/09 from http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=72399