Communities across the United States that have brought up adverse dog legislation, enacted a ban

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The list below covers communities in 42 of the 50 states throughout the US and in Canada, comprised
from numerous sources and individuals which are considered reliable, and is offered on a best intention
basis. However, the American Dog Breeders Association Inc. offers no warranty, expressed or
implied, with respect to the accuracy, adequacy or timeliness of information for any particular purpose.
Users should contact the individual state, county, city, or municipality departments to verify information,
before taking any action.

BSL ALERT LIST
Communities listed below, have been are coded (definition outlined below)
to reflect each areas current BSL status, between the dates of
July 23 - 27th, 2006, as reported to this office, unless otherwise indicated.
STATUS = BSL PASSED
Communities across the United States that have brought up adverse dog legislation, enacted a ban
or passed restriction on particular breeds instead of enacting laws to regulate all
irresponsible dog owners regardless of the breed of dog they own
* = Mandatory spay/neuter.
STATUS = DECIDED AGAINST
Community decides against BSL by enacting laws designed to regulate irresponsible dog
owners regardless of the breed or passed a Dangerous Dog Law for all breeds.
* = Existing BSL has been repealed.
STATUS = Current
BSL discussion currently active - Get Involved.
STATUS = UNKNOWN
No information rec

(BSL Passed) Show Low, Luke Air force Base
ALABAMA
(BSL Passed) Huntsville, Irondale, Midfield, Orange Beach, Lannett, Gurley, Gadsden (American Canine Foundation - ACF - attorneys
have filed a federal lawsuit in Lannett Alabama to repeal BSL - July 6, 2006)
ARKANSAS
(BSL Passed) Russellville, Gosnell, Maumell, McGehee, Mt. Home, North Little Rock , Piggot, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Pine
Bluff.
(Decided against) Bald Knobm, Shannon Hills, Searcy, Mulberry.
(Unknown) Gurdon, Norfork
CALIFORNIA
(SB861 Passed) Mandatory spay/neuter) *Sonoma County, *LA County, *San Francisco Santa Monica, Naval Base Ventura
Count: Point Mugu Huenem (American Canine Foundation (ACF) attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of California
and cities,counties to repeal SB861. July 6, 2006)
(Current) Berkeley, Lompoc MS/N
(Unknown) Cabazon. Gilroy, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Riverside
COLORADO
(BSL Passed) Aurora, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Denver, Northglenn, Fort Lupton, Wellington, Lone Tree, Louisville (American
Canine Foundation - ACF -attorney has filed a federal lawsuit to repeal BSL in Aurora Colorado - Aug. 2, 2006) An appeal on
Denver's BSL is still pending
(Decided against) SB054 (does not pass) Broomfield, Edgewater, Colorado Springs , Parker, Golden, Estes Park, Northglenn,
LaJunta, Lakewood, Lafayette, Longmont, Rocky Ford,. Federal Heights, Westminster,
(Current) Arvada, Greely, Brighton, Jefferson County, Thornton
(Unknown) Sterling,
CONNECTICUT
(BSL Passed) Wetherfield
DELAWARE
(Decided against) New Castle County
(Current) Newport, Newark, Wilmington
FLORIDA
(BSL Passed) Dade County/North Miami, Sunrise, Tamarac
GEORGIA
(Decided against) Rockmart
IDAHO
(BSL Passed) Fruitland, Kellog, Payette
ILLINOIS
(BSL Passed)Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Cairo, Central City, Chester, Cicero, Dixon, Effingham, Elmwood, Gillespie, Greenville,
Johnston City, Lombard, Morrison, Mt. Olive, Mulberry Grove, North Chicago, Northlake, Oden, Peru, Rock Falls, Salem, Sandover,
Silvis, Stone Park Streater, Westfield, Wheeling, Wilsonville
(Decided against) Kewanee, Waukegan, McHenry County, Normal, Bloomington, Will Country, Chicago,Lincolnshire, Paxton,
Forest, Hodgkins County, Hoffman Estates.
(Current) Northlake, Elgin, Lincolnwood, Rockford, (“Currently in discussion with the Winnebago County animal services and City
Attorney to improve on the enforcement of currents laws, such as Ryan’s Law”).
(Unknown) Marion County
INDIANA
(BSL Passed) South Bend, Fowler, Gary, Lake Station, Mishawaka, Williamsport, Winchester, Walkerton.
(Decided against) Anderson
(Current) Indianapolis
IOWA
(BSL Passed) Atkins, Alburnett, Anamosa, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Blairstown, Buffalo Center, Clarence, Conrad, Council
Bluffs, Coutier, Carter Lake, Dallas Center, Dakota City, Des Moines, Dexter, Donellson, Dumont, Durant, Fairfax, Fairfield, Forest
City, Garrison, Hiawatha, Keystone, Lake Mills, Lockridge, Luzernne, Miles, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Pleasant, Monticello, Muscatine,
Newhall, Norway, Olin, Oxford Junction, Ottumwa, Palo, Rockwell Pocohontas, Rake, Scarville, Shellsburg, Sigourney, Thompson,
Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford, Wapello, Watkins, Wilton, Winterset
(Decided against) Humbolt
(Current) Humboldt, Mason City, Waterloo
(Unknown) North Liberty
KANSAS
(BSL Passed) Augusta, Arkansas City, Bonner Springs, Cheney, Cherokee County, Inman Dodge City, El Dorado, Ellinwood, Fort
Smith, Fredonia, Garden City, Garnett, Hesston, Jackson County, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Leawood, Leavenworth,
Liberal, Lola, Maize, Manhattan, Marysville, Nickerson, Overland Park, Park City, St. John Pittsburgh, Preston, Salina, Shawnee
County, Sterling, Topeka, Ulyssas, Wyandotte County, Overland Park,
(Decided against) Leavenworth, Mission, Wichita, (Need to watch these carefully due to a animal attack on a human and the confiscation
of 68 dogs in Wichita, so it’s a hot topic). Olathe (Though rejected last year, BSL is again being discussed).
KENTUCKY
(BSL Passed) Dayton. Bracken County, Erlanger, Elsmere, Ludlow, Mayfield, Walton
(Decided against) Frankfort, Leitchfield, Milton, Lincoln County, Spencer County, Middlesboro, Oldham County, Paintsville
(Current) Louisville
(Unknown) Bowling Green, Fairdale
LOUISIANA
(BSL Passed) Luling, Morgan City, St. Parish, Welsh.
(Decided against) Lake Charles, Sulpher, Plaquemines Parish (Council passed BSL - Council President vetoed the last day )
MARYLAND
(BSL Passed) North Beach, Town of Port Deposit, Prince George County, Naval Base, Hagerstown
(Current) Brockton, Thurmont
MASSACHUSETTS
(BSL Passed) Amesbury, Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Medway, New Bedford, Rockport, Tauton, Whorster
(Decided against) Salem
(Current) Fall River
(Unknown) Brockton
MICHIGAN
(BSL Passed) Pontiac, Ecourse, Alma, Crystal City, Dearborn Heights, Evart Township, Grosse Point Woods, Hastings, Hudsonville,
Melvindale, Muskegon, Ramsey,
(Decided against) *Detroit, *East Pointe, *Redford, *Southgate, *Springfield, *Waterford, *Westland Pontiac, *Niles, *Almont
*Saginaw (*All have repealed their BSL.)
(Unknown) Grand Rapids, W. Bloomingfield
MISSISSIPPI
(BSL Passed) Bolivar County, Clinton, Aberdeen, Greenville, Horn Lake, Indianola, Richland
(Current) Hinds County, Jackson, Florence, Kosciusko, Picayune
(Unknown) Bryam, Edwards, Greenwood, Itta Bena, Raymond
MISSOURI
(BSL Passed) Black Jack, Booneville, Butler, Calverton, Camdenton, Carl Junction, Cameron, Clayton, Fenton, Ferguson, Florissant,
Grandby, Grandview, Greenwood, Hallsville, Hazelwood, Liberty, Macon, New Franklin, Pagerdale, Salisbury, Springfield,
University City, Wentzville, Woodson Terrace,
(Decided against) Belton, Oak Grove, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Unionville, Jennings, No. Kansas City, Blue Springs,
(Current) Trenton, Ridgeway, Raytown, Lee’s Summit, Kansas City, (Due to a fatality attack on 7/27 in KC KS -”Hey, PBs have
been banned there since 1990 so shows again how good BSL works”- Currently drafting mandatory spay/ neuter amendment for
Ordinance #060806 ) Independence.(Beefed up their current ordinance (non BSL) in July, but then right after that introduced a BSL
proposal. That’s in discussion sessions for the next month.)
MONTANA
(BSL Passed) Ekalaka, Libby
NEBRASKA
(BSL Passed) Friend
NEW JERSEY
(State wide BSL ALERT mailing)
State Wide - TABLED
(BSL Passed) Atlantic City, Clifton, Highland Park, Millville, West New York, Englewood (The American Dog Owners Assoiciation
- ADOA - filed suit in New Jersey Superior Court challenging BSL Ban of Englewood NJ - July 24, 2006)
NEW MEXICO
(State wide BSL ALERT mailing)
(BSL Passed) Tijeras, Kirkland Air Force Base.
(Current) Santa Fe County
NEW YORK
(BSL Passed) Binghamton, Hudson, Jamestown, Larchmont, Maybrook, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Newburgh, N. Hempstead,
Sand Point, Village of Haverstraw, Village of Hempstead,
(Decided against) *Yonkers (Repealed after lawsuit)
North Carolina
(BSL Passed) HB 2098 -(Passed 07/13/06 despite strong public turnout.)Transylvania
(Unknown) Roanoke Rapids
NORTH DAKOTA
(BSL Passed) Bismarck, Killdeer, Minot Velva,
OHIO
(BSL Passed) HB533 - (Passed) Akron, Athens, Bay Village, Bellevue, Bexley, Cambridge, Celina, Cincin- nati, Defiance, East
Cleveland, Fairfield, Frank- lin County, Girard, Golf Manor, Heath, High- land Heights, Louisville, Lucas County, Lud-low Falls,
Mansfield, Mayfield, Mentor on the Lake, Miami County, Middlefield, Mt. Vernon, Napoleon, New Albany, Newark, North Perry,
Oxford, Parma, Perrysburg, Powell, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, Silver lake, S. Euclid, Southpoint, Springboro, St. Marys,
Warrens-ville Hts, Washington Court House, Wickliffe, Wooster, Yellow Springs, Toledo
(Decided against) Lancaster, East Palestine
(Unknown) Dayton
OKLAHOMA
(BSL Passed) Eufaula, Midwest City, Quenton
(Unknown) Chickasaw, Del City, Kansas, Muskogee, Miami
OREGON
(BSL Passed) Malin
PENNSYLVANIA
(BSL Passed) Clairton, Elizabeth, Reading
(Decided against) Wilkes Barre, Hazelton
(Unknown) Scranton
ROHDE ISLAND
(BSL Passed) Pawtucket, Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA
(BSL Passed) Columbia, Travelers Rest
(Current) Rock Hill:
SOUTH DAKOTA
(BSL Passed) Chamberlain, Sissenton
TENNESSEE
(BSL Passed) Jackson, Milan, Smyrna, Sparta, Watertown, Lynnville
(Decided against) Bedford County, Woodbury
(Unknown) Allgood, Ardmore, Baxter, Cookeville, Knoxville, Monterey
Texas
(BSL Passed) Kyle, Neillsville, Terrell
(Decided against) Killeen
(Current) San Antonio
(Unknown) El Paso
UTAH
(BSL Passed) North Salt Lake, Smithfield, South Jordan, Springville
VIRGINIA
(BSL Passed) Richmond
WASHINGTON
(BSL Passed) Buckly, Enumclaw, Everett, Inland, Issaquah Highland Subdivision, Kennewick, King County, Kirkland, Moxee, Neah
Bay, Oak Harbor, Prosser, Quincy, Seatac, Sunnyside, Toppenosh, Yakima
WEST VIRGINIA
(BSL Passed) Wheeling
WISCONSIN
(BSL Passed) East Troy Lake, Fox Lake, Hewitt, Milwaukee, Neillsville, Oconto, Randolph, South Milwaukee, Yorkshire
(Current) Eau Claire
(Unknown) Horicon:
CANADA
Ontario
Guysborough NS:
RM Oakville of Portage la Prairie Manitoba: third reading to ban Rotties and pit bulls am staffs staffie bull bull terriers.
(Current) Hampstead Quebec
(Current) Horton NB:
(Current) Quispamsis NB:
(Unknown) British Columbia Canada.
Our sincere gratitude is extended to these individuals and their associated resour-ces for their contributions
to this effort.
Hank Greenwood, Cherie Graves, American Canine Foundation, Sandra Always, Natalie Majewski, Rott-N-Chatter, BSL
Workshop '06, Judy Schreiber, Kim & Russ Krohn, Joan Morrison, MDV, Barbara Haywood, Doris Hutson, Jean
Carpenter, Leisa Boysen, Cynthia McCammon, Dynadobe@aolcom, cherieshanks324, Tina Villani, Tyra Christensen,
Sharon Sundy, Joan Morrison, William Harris, Judith Brecka.
Information resource names include, but are not limited to: N.A.I.A., PetLaw.com, The Responsible Pet Owners
Alliance, The Endangered Breeds Assoc., My Dog Votes.com, The American Dog Owners Assoc., The Animal Council,
The American Dog Breeders Association Inc., ADBA.CC, and the Doggone California Org. - Thank You