North Dakota City Deciding Whether To Kill Dog Based On Breed

There are passionate factors to be made on either side of the pitbull debate.

Cities all throughout the nation have banned the possession of pitbull canines inside their metropolis limits. On this North Dakota metropolis, the penalty for having a ban-qualifying bull terrier is lethal easy, get the canine out of city in 24 hours or it will likely be seized and destroyed.

Since 1987 Minot North Dakota has had this scary legislation on the books.

If you wish to learn it in its entirety click on this hyperlink Municipal Code 7-34.  Here is a prolonged excerpt as a result of I do not need it to appear like I am paraphrasing.  That is the intense enterprise presently going through a canine proprietor within the Magic Metropolis.

The proprietor or keeper shall take away the canine from town inside twenty-four (24) hours of the service of the quotation and shall not trigger the canine to be returned to town until there’s a last court docket determination in his or her favor.

 

If the canine just isn’t so eliminated, the police division shall seize and impound the canine, both with the consent of the proprietor of the property the place the canine is positioned or by search warrant, till a last court docket determination. The proprietor or keeper of the pit bull canine can be answerable for the prices of impoundment.

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If the canine is set to be a pit bull, it shall be destroyed, until the proprietor produces proof deemed adequate by the court docket that the pit bull is to be completely faraway from town and the proprietor pays the price of impoundment. Prices of impoundment, if not paid, shall be assessed towards the true property of the proprietor or keeper of the pit bull.

So there’s clearly the choice to show you may rehome your loved one pet earlier than town destroys your canine. Tyrome West, a Minot man, and pit bull proprietor selected to battle the legislation.  The excellent news is he narrowly received his September sixth spherical with the Minot Metropolis Council.  The Council voted 4-3 to get rid of the pit bull ban.  It is nonetheless a slim margin and passage of a second studying is required to repeal the ban.

The Minot Metropolis Council will resolve the canine’s destiny of their September 19 assembly

I discussed there are passionate arguments on either side and Minot just isn’t the one metropolis within the state to ban pit bulls throughout the metropolis limits.  North Dakota cities corresponding to Bowman, Glenburn, and Kenmare even have bans in place that additionally embrace rottweilers and Doberman pinschers.  Here is a brief article concerning the professionals/cons of banning animals based mostly on breed.

SO IS THE PITBULL THE MOST AGGRESSIVE BREED?

Nope in line with Nation Dwelling.com it is none apart from…Lassie?

Yep, appears the long-haired collie is essentially the most aggressive breed.  A breed that appears alot like my Daisy canine. Let me promise you this- you are not killing my canine. Even when her DNA check confirmed she has a bit pit bull in there too.

Talking of a “little pit bull” this is one other cute pic.