Tx HB 1982 new dog restictions & labels based on - Page 1

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Relating to the regulation of dangerous and vicious dogs

Bill No. HB 1982
Introduced By Martinez Fischer - District 116

STATUS: Proposed | Session: 2009

Summary: “Relating to the regulation of dangerous and vicious dogs; providing penalties.”

Read bill details on the Texas Legislature's web site

THLN's Analysis

This bill creates changes to the dangerous dog statute to create a new category of dog called a “vicious dog”. It effectively allows a dog to be declared “vicious” and have all of the same requirement for its owner that a dangerous dog has. The difference is that a vicious dog can be determined without any type of aggressive action of bite. THLN opposes this Bill.

also i received this today:
Today [6 April 2009 ]the Texas Legislature is debating a Bill, HB 1982 (by Trey Martinez Fisher, Rep. San Antonio), that as written would allow a dog to be declared "Vicious" if a person just *FEELS* THREATENED -- even if the dog is secured in it's own backyard(sec 6(C)).

It would also BAN any dog over 39lbs from *ever* being off-leash in public -- even IN A DESIGNATED OFF-LEASH DOG PARK (sec 11(B)). This is NOT just a Pit Bull thing; it affect ALL breeds.

Please contact/call your Rep ( http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us%2F. ) TODAY and tell them you OPPOSE House Bill 1982. No need to explain why if you don't want to. It will just be a clerk on the phone.

In addition to your House Rep, you should also contact the Chair and Vice-Chair of the subcommittee meeting on HB 1982 this afternoon.

Rep. Garnet Colman (Chair) 512-463-0524
Rep. Geanie Morrison (Vice-Chair) 512-463-0456

When I called, I just said, "I'd like to register my opposition to HB 1982", and they said "OK" and asked my name and that was it.

For more info see: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://tinyurl.com%2Fdg2tnu and http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://tinyurl.com%2Fcsc7eo. I've also got a thread running on my Wall.

 

I bet the State Fair Herding crowd alone voiced serious opposition to this Bill. According to the Bill, it would be illegal for the Herding Dogs at the State Fair to compete offleash and to be 40 pounds or less to even compete in the State Herding Competitions. This whole Bill crazy.


 

justcurious:
"that someone can come onto your property and observe your dog in his enclosure and if the dog acts aggressively and if a 'reasonable' person believes there is a 'reasonable' chance that the dog, if he were to escape his confinement, might bit or cause harm can be deemed "viscious dog", which is a new category that would basically label the dog so he would then be subject to the same restrictions as a "dangerous dog"


Glad I don't live in Texas. My GSDs are only 4 months, but my male will let you know when something is going on outside or if someone is too close to the house. And they are incredibly socialized with different people, different dogs, and tons of kids. I would lose them within a day.

I can understand that some people need to keep a better handle on their dogs, but any dog over 39 lbs? That's a rather broad category. Hell I have been attacked by more chihuahuas than pitbulls. Just my opinion.