If you guys haven't heard, there's a new bill in the legislature. It looks like it's going to be defeated, hopefully, but it's being attempted after the second infant fatality from Pitbull attack in about a month and a half. Here's a link to the bill;
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs...l/HB01982I.htm
They are trying to regulate dogs they deem to be "Vicious". The news report on this quoted someone as saying "I think it's a goo d thing. If a kid under 21 can't own a firearm, they shouldn't be allowed to own a dangerous dog". The problem is the definition of "vicious" is so broad it can include any number of dogs based on physical charicteristics.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for prosecution of those that can't/won't/don't control their dogs or leash them (very sore subject, since I've literally snatched the jaws of death from around irresponsible owners pets because I don't feel like a lawsuit from some idiot that doesn't leash/restrain their dog) but I'm totally against this bill because it further restricts the rights of responsible citizen dog owners, imho like myself.
Just a heads up for any other dog owners out there. Get registered with the AKC's legislation newsletter for your state to stay abreast of things like this. I had a friend in Dallas pick up a nice fine because he had his dog chained in his back yard to keep him in the yard. He was on a runner. Dallas passed a bill that it was illegal to chain/tether dogs (as well as registration of unsterilized mails for $500 for *****es and $1000 for dogs), limits on the amount you can own, etc. He didn't know, and they were not required to give him a warning, just a fine in excess of $300.
As time goes on in can and will happen in more and more areas unless, as dog owners, we fight against it.
