Category Archives: Missouri

Chesterfield, MO – Repeals Pit Bull Legislation

Posted on December 3, 2012 by | 1 Comment

***UDATE***

Chesterfield, Missouri! Bill No. 2909, which amends the “Dangerous Animals” ordinance to REMOVE all the breed specific language was APPROVED at the second reading on December 3rd, 2012!

Way to go Chesterfield!

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Chesterfield, Missouri Council members will meet at 7:00 PM tonight, Monday, December 3rd to move forward with removal of the cities current breed specific legislation REPEAL.

If you are in the area, please attend the meeting in effort to show your support of this action.

For more information….

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MANCHESTER, MISSOURI – Board of Aldermen Repeal Pit Bull Ban with Unanimous Vote

Posted on October 2, 2012 by | 1 Comment

We reported in August that a Manchester resident had filed a suit against the City of Manchester on the grounds of violation of her constitutional rights because she had received at least four citations because of her dog.

Last night, the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to repeal the cities pit bull ordinance, adopting instead a non-breed specific dangerous dog law.

According to City Manager, Andy Hixson, the revision to the existing ordinance removed the term ‘pit bull’.  The changes are effective immediately and all vicious dog designations will be determined by the individual dogs behavior rather than breed or appearance.

 

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Town and Country, MO: BSL repealed

Posted on August 15, 2012 by | Comments Off

Town and Country, MO, has deleted their vicious dog ordinance, resulting in the repeal of BSL. Repeal occurred in response to resident request, and the repeal was supported by local officials, including animal control and police.

Pitbulls no Longer ‘Vicious’ in Town and Country

Town and Country no longer categorizes pitbulls as “vicious” dogs. In fact, the city completely removed its vicious dog ordinance Monday night.

By Gabrielle Biondo
August 14, 2012

Town and Country aldermen unanimously voted Monday to completely remove the city’s vicious dog ordinance from city code.

By removing the city’s ordinance, Town and Country is now covered by St. Louis County’s “vicious dog ordinance” which categorizes dogs as “vicious” based on their behavior alone. The county’s ordinance does not deem any specific breed as vicious.

[...] “I think Town and Country is following the trend that we are seeing to remove breed specific language from municipal ordinances and it make it behavior based,” Town and Country Police Captain Gary Hoelzer tells Patch. [...]

Full article retrieved 8/15/12 from http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/pitbulls-no-longer-vicious-in-town-and-country-dog-law

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Town and Country, MO: Second reading of breed ban repeal, Aug 13

Posted on August 12, 2012 by | Comments Off

When Town and Country officials came for their pet, a T&C couple got a lawyer and started talks with officials to repeal the animal ordinance’s breed-specific language.

The revised, breed-neutral animal ordinance is scheduled for final reading and approval at the August 13 board of alderman meeting at 7:00 PM at the municipal center.

Please send brief notes of encouragement and thanks to city officials:
City of Town and Country, 1011 Municipal Center Drive, Town & Country, MO 63131
Mayor@Town-and-Country.org; WrightLH@Town-and-Country.org; Manges@Town-and-Country.org; WelbyTJ@Town-and-Country.org; Lenzrc@Town-and-Country.org; Crawfordgb@town-and-country.org; MeylandsmithFJ@Town-and-country.org; BehnenPJ@Town-and-Country.org; BenigasJ@Town-and-Country.org

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Manchester, MO: Resident sues city for “unconstitutional” BSL

Posted on August 12, 2012 by | Comments Off

Manchester Sued Over Dog Ordinance

In a recently filed lawsuit, a resident claims Manchester’s pitbull ordinance is unconstitutional and vague.

By Carlos Restrepo
August 10, 2012

[... Manchester resident] McRoberts said in the lawsuit that her dogs were only characterized by Manchester police as “vicious” based on their appearance, not the actual breed or behavior of the dogs. The lawsuit states that appearance is subjective and open to interpretation, which gives Manchester too much discretion over what constitutes a vicious dog.

“…and thus violates the plaintiff’s constitutional rights (of due process),” the lawsuit states. [...]

McRoberts seeks for the court to declare Manchester’s ordinance unconstitutional and to be refunded for expenditures relating to this lawsuit. [...]

Full article retrieved 8/12/12 from http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/manchester-sued-over-dog-ordinance

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Town and Country, MO: Council may repeal breed ban

Posted on July 29, 2012 by | Comments Off

When Town and Country officials came for their pet, a T&C couple got a lawyer and started talks with officials to repeal the animal ordinance’s breed-specific language.

The revised, breed-neutral animal ordinance had first reading last week, and is scheduled for final reading and approval at the next board of alderman meeting. The article below says that meeting will be August 6, but according to the council website, meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, which would make the next meeting on August 13. If you wish to attend the next meeting, we suggest you call ahead to confirm: 314-432-6606.

Please send brief notes of encouragement and thanks to city officials:
City of Town and Country, 1011 Municipal Center Drive, Town & Country, MO 63131
Mayor@Town-and-Country.org; WrightLH@Town-and-Country.org; Manges@Town-and-Country.org; WelbyTJ@Town-and-Country.org; Lenzrc@Town-and-Country.org; Crawfordgb@town-and-country.org; MeylandsmithFJ@Town-and-country.org; BehnenPJ@Town-and-Country.org; BenigasJ@Town-and-Country.org

Town and Country Will Reconsider Anti-Pit Bull Law

A local couple challenges Town and Country’s ordinance against Pit Bulls

By Denise Bertacchi
July 24, 2012

[...] But most importantly, the city would remove wording to prevent residents from owning Pit Bulls or dogs that look like Pit Bulls.

[...] The Town and Country Board of Aldermen approved this ordnance for its first reading on Monday night. They will make a final vote in two weeks on Monday August 6.

Full article retrieved 7/29/12 from http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/town-and-country-will-reconsider-pit-bull-law

If you are currently fighting BSL in your area, check out this additional article to find out what convinced T&C officials to consider repeal: http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/don-t-judge-a-dog-by-his-looks

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Troy, MO: Resident group wants breed ban repealed

Posted on July 24, 2012 by | 1 Comment

A Troy, MO, group of residents has approached council to ask them to consider repealing the city’s breed ban, which was passed in 2009.

Facebook group for local people who would like to get involved: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427398703947409/

Contact info for mayor and city council:
Troy City Hall, 800 E Cap au Gris, Troy, MO 63379
Tel: 636-528-4712
mcross@cityoftroymissouri.com; rsconce@yahoo.com; janetbass@hotmail.com; Margaret0081@hotmail.com; lisa_anderson@mastercard.com; biggee4125@hotmail.com; d.detert@yahoo.com

The Troy Board of Aldermen meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. inside Troy City Hall at 800 Cap Au Gris.
Next city council meeting: August 16.

Group petitions for change in current pit bull ban ordinance

Posted on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 9:17 am

A group asking the Troy City Board of Aldermen to consider making changes to the current pit bull ban ordinance brought their concerns before the officials last week. [...]

Mayor Cross thanked the concerned citizens for their comments adding the city will include those comments as part of a review of the ordinance by officials and city attorney. The issue will probably be placed on next month’s agenda.

Full article retrieved 7/24/12 from http://www.lincolncountyjournal.com/?p=5737

All alerts for Troy, MO: http://stopbsl.org/?s=%22troy%2C+mo%22

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