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Miami-Dade County, FL: Breed ban remains in place after public vote
Miami-Dade County’s longstanding breed ban will remain in place for now. Voters in the August 14 county primaries voted 37% to 63% to keep the ban. Although at first glance it seems like a disappointing outcome, there’s reason to have … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged animal control, ban, breed specific legislation, county, dangerous, dog, legislation, legislature, meeting, ordinance, pit bull, vote
Miami-Dade County, FL reminder: Breed ban goes public vote, Aug 14
Absentee ballots and early voting are over and the big day is here. Miami-Dade County will put its longstanding breed ban to a public vote on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The ballot question is: “Shall the ordinance repealing the county’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged animal control, ban, breed specific legislation, community, county, dangerous, dog, ordinance, pit bull
Miami-Dade County, FL reminder: To repeal breed ban, residents must register to vote by July 16
The Miami-Dade County, FL, breed ban will go to a public vote on August 14, 2012. Registered voters in Miami-Dade County will be able to vote whether to keep or repeal the county’s longstanding “pit bull” ban. If you are … Continue reading
Posted in Community Initiatives, Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged ban, breed specific legislation, county, dangerous, dog, election, ordinance, pit bull, vote
Miami-Dade County, FL: Breed ban will go to public vote, Aug 14
Update 7/12/12: Please note, Miami-Dade residents must be registered to vote by July 16 in order to vote on this ballot. More information: https://stopbsl.org/2012/07/12/miami-dade-county-fl-reminder-to-repeal-breed-ban-residents-must-register-to-vote-by-july-16/ (Thank you, Patrick Miracle, for prompting this reminder!) Miami-Dade County will put its longstanding breed ban to … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged animal control, ban, breed specific legislation, community, county, dangerous, dog, ordinance, pit bull
Miami-Dade County, FL: Voters will decide whether to repeal breed ban
But the question is, in a county where fear and stereotype of “pit bulls” and their owners runs rampant (courtesy of the breed ban), will voters want to repeal the breed ban? County commissioners think they won’t. We suggest a hard-hitting PR campaign, starting … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged ban, breed specific legislation, community, county, dangerous, dog, ordinance, pit bull
Florida HB 997 / SB 1322 would repeal Miami-Dade County BSL
NOTE: This is an OLD post. This bill is now DEAD. Florida state law prohibits muncipalities from passing BSL, but allows BSL that was in place prior to October 1, 1990. The most famous of these grandfathered laws is the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Proposal to Repeal
Tagged ban, breed specific legislation, dangerous, dog, legislation, legislature, pit bull, statewide
Miami-Dade County, FL: Woman flees Cutler Bay home to keep banned dog
Visit the article link for a video about efforts to fight BSL in Miami-Dade. Note: this article contains several inaccuracies, such as the suggestion that communities in Texas have “pit bull” bans in place. Woman flees Cutler Bay home to … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Results of BSL
Tagged ban, bite, breed specific legislation, dangerous, dog, owner, pit bull