For years Pennsylvania has had a state law that prohibits breed discrimination in any form.
When this law was enacted, there were no grandfather clauses allowed, and all places with breed discriminatory laws had to repeal their existing ordinances as they were voided by state law.
Some places seem to never have been made aware of the state law, as we saw with Bessemer PA last year, and now Bradford PA this year.
According to officials, they were questioned about the legality of the existence of their ordinance targeting “pit bulls” as dangerous. The declaration of being dangerous meant that, in Bradford, dogs deemed to be pit bulls were banned, as dangerous dogs were not allowed in the city.
After an investigation, they were told that state law does in fact invalidate the ordinance, and they moved to officially remove the old ordinance from the books.
Tuesday, January 28th, the council met and repealed the old breed discriminatory law. This was done without ceremony, and with out opposition, during a meeting where many different items of business were discussed.
Though there are some who list ordinances in PA as being valid, it is shown repeatedly that this is not the case. Pennsylvania doe not allow breed discrimination by municipalities at all.
Not only that but PA also takes things a step farther, being one of 2 states in the US that do not allow insurance companies to refuse or cancel coverage based on the breed of dog of the insured.
Fred M. Kray
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