Illinois' Proposed BSL

Illinois General Assembly ^ | 2/25/2005 | Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

[kanawa]

".....Requires a dog licensed as a dangerous dog to wear an orange tag
issued along with the license whenever the dog is dwelling or roaming in a public place.

(c-5) Any dog that is of any of the following breeds shall be deemed to be a dangerous dog by the Administrator or Director
and shall be registered by its owner as a dangerous dog:
(1) Pit bull.
(2) Rottweiler.
(3) German shepherd.
(4) Huskies.
(5) Alaskan malamute.
(6) Doberman pinscher.
(7) Chow chow.
(8) Great Dane.
(9) St. Bernard.
(10) Akita.

(d) If deemed dangerous under subsection (a) or licensed as a dangerous dog under subsection (c-5),
the Administrator, or his or her designee, or the Director shall order the dog to be spayed or neutered within 14 days at the owner's expense....

(e) The provisions of this Section [the right to appeal]do not apply to the owner of a dog required to be licensed as a dangerous dog under subsection (c-5) of Section 15.1."

[kanawa]

Safety is Freedom

All underlined sections in the source are proposed amendments to existing law.

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D)
Springfield Office:
Senator 12th District
118 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5304

District Office:
4843 West Cermak Road
Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 656-2002
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Illinois State Senators

[MikefromOhio]

Screw that. My Husky is the least dangerous dog I know. I worry more about the 180 LB Newfie but hes as gentle as they come too.

stupid bill. I hope it loses.

[kanawa]

On or Off at your request

[mgc1122]

St. Bernard made this list? What? Did one slobber someone to death?

[muawiyah]

I'm getting the "orange tag" concession for Illinois. That's where the money is!

[MikefromOhio]

(d) If deemed dangerous under subsection (a) or licensed as a dangerous dog under subsection (c-5), the Administrator, or his or her designee, or the Director shall order the dog to be spayed or neutered within 14 days at the owner's expense....

I really hope the animal rights wackos go nuts over this. Effectively Illinois wants to eliminate these breeds altogether and I have a serious problem with that.

[AD from SpringBay]

Ma ma guv'mint and Guvner Bag-O-Shi! strike again. What kind of fees are associated with the orange-tag dogs and their administrative department?

[libstripper]

There's a very nice female Rotweiler across the street, named "Angel," who tried to adopt me a fews years ago. The first time I met a Doberman was in college. I was reading a book on a Saturday afternoon when this huge male dobe came bounding into my room and immediately started making friends with me, even though neither of us had ever seen the other before. Danes are almost always very friendly, sweet dogs. The only reason I don't want one is because they have such short life spans.

This bill is garbage.

[DaoPian]

We are so lucky to live in a country where we can spend so much of our time and resources on "pets". I live in a city with 15,000 people and we have two giant pet stores.

Personally, I don't give a damn what you want to do with your animals. Licensed or not, that thing comes at me, it better be ready to deal with Man.

[KarlInOhio]

St. Bernard made this list? What? Did one slobber someone to death?

It's a list of dangerous dogs, not vicious ones. Have you ever dealt with a St. Bernard that thought he was meant to be a lap dog. Ooooof! That's dangerous. :-)

[reformedliberal]

Unfortunately, these sorts of bills are backed by the ARs.

I have an Akita. We socialized him. We can trust him with people over 12, otherwise, we keep him away from babies and are very careful w/the prepubescent. He has gotten progressively more mellow as he ages. He has never once bitten or attacked a person. He isn't fond of most other dogs, but has never been in a fight. He is neutered.

Dogs are individuals. Large dogs and working breeds need training and socialization. They must be taught that they are beta to their humans.

These bills are about eventually not breeding, not owning and not selling any animals.

I prefer dogs to most people.

[HighlyOpinionated]

That's ridiculous. I have a Cocker Spaniel that was rescued after months on his own and HE can get nippy at times. He bit me when I was removing a potentially dangerous brittle bone from his mouth. So does HE need a special "terrorist" tag???

And speaking of "terrorists" how many have been "terrierized" by a terrier? THEY definitely deserve a bright orange tag.

Dogs who are socialized rarely harm others unless provoked. The solution is to teach people to leave other people's dogs alone and to ASK to pet them. The few people (out of the entire population of any State) who mistreat dogs so they'll fight or breed dogs to fight should have an Orange Tattoo on their forehead and be placed in a pen full of hungry lions. Just making them pay a fine or serve a short time in jail and 'telling' them to "never own another dog" doesn't work.

Judges in this Country need a reality check. And that goes for Legislators, too.

People's ability to act on their ignorance amazes me.
Yes, I'm HIGHLY Opinionated.

[kanawa]

What kind of fees are associated with the orange-tag dogs

"Upon registration, the Administrator or Director shall issue a dangerous dog license to the owner and may require the owner to pay a reasonable fee."

Not to worry, it will be "reasonable". LOL

[MikefromOhio]

me too!!

Princess (the Husky) would make a good gaurd dog, except for the fact that is someone broke it, she would lick them to death.

Duke (the Newfie) has been a gentle dog since we have owned him. When we got him, I was 17 and my brother was 15 and with all of our friends and girlfriends, he was socialized in a hurry....

[IonInsights]

I will never, ever, live in the state of Illinois.

[Texan5]

What are these legislators smoking? Over the years we have had two German Shepherds and a Chow who were good watchdogs mostly because people are afraid of those breeds-they were always very polite when walking on a leash and even let strangers pet them. We now have a Siberian Husky whom I suppose looks wolfish and ferocious but is just a gentle baby who likes to play and sleeps with our cat who is 5 times smaller than she is. My neighbor up the road has two Rottweilers who lean on people's legs and almost knock them over. These idiots have apparently bought into all the bad press about big dogs they have ever read or heard-they need to meet the French Bulldog that belongs to another neighbor-what a mean tempered, biting little dog. This bill should be laughed right out of existance.

[alicewonders]

This is so STUPID! I love dogs & happen to own a German Shepherd & a Chow Chow. They are big babies. The only dog that has ever bitten me was a friendly, tail-wagging Collie (looked just like Lassie!). You can't judge a book - or a dog by it's cover. They're just like people, they're all different.

[nuke rocketeer]

Nah, they suffocated in a poop pile!

[Texan5]

Aha-another Collie bite victim! I got bitten by a neighbor's Collie when I was a kid, too. It isn't the dog's breed that makes it mean, it is how the owner trains it. This bill is bulls***.

[DugwayDuke]

So, exactly what are these breeds? How are they defined? Must they have papers to qualify?

You see the difficulty in applying this law is defining what is covered. If you showed up at my house demanding that I comply, I'd simply ask what Great Dane? Prove he's a Great Dane. Unless you have the pedigree and most dogs don't have papers, how you going to prove what this dog is?

Oh, I know, we'll let the authorities classify the dog based upon what he looks like. IOW, we'll apply this law to 'scary looking' dogs. Now, doesn't that make you feel better. An "Assault Ban Law" for dogs. That'll work for sure.