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Kasich signs bill; pit bulls removed from list
TweetBy Marc Kovac
COLUMBUS
Gov. John Kasich has signed into law a long-debated bill removing pit bulls from the state’s definition of vicious dog.
Substitute House Bill 14 was one of seven bills sent to Kasich by lawmakers that the governor finalized during private ceremonies Tuesday. All will take effect in 90 days.
HB 14 creates a multitiered system for categorizing potentially dangerous dogs.
“Nuisance” dogs will be used for canines that have chased or attempted to bite people without provocation while off of their owners’ premises.
“Dangerous” dogs will cover those that have had multiple nuisance violations, have injured people or have killed another dog without provocation while away from their owners’ premises.
And “vicious” dogs will be defined as those that have killed or caused serious injury to a person without provocation while away from their owners’ premises.
Owners of dogs in all three categories will face certain requirements for the handling of their pets, with criminal penalties for failing to do so. There also are new potential ownership restrictions for convicted felons.
Other bills signed by Kasich Tuesday included:
HB 32, sponsored by Rep. Ron Amstutz, a Republican from Wooster, makes changes to plan and measurement requirements related to household sewage-treatment systems.
HB 185, sponsored by Rep. Sean O’Brien, a Democrat from Trumbull County, designates the third week of July as Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Awareness Week.
HB 212 exempts legal custodians from certain adoption placement requirements.
HB 215 designates June 15 as Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
HB 267, sponsored by former state Rep. Todd McKenney, a Republican from the Akron area, makes changes to laws related to nonprofits.
HB 268 modernizes the language in the state’s jury-service law, removing obsolete provisions among other changes.
Comments
so Kasick got himself off the list; but that doesn't change the fact that he and his pit bull friends in the state house were nothing less than vicious in pushing SB 5.
Kasich has not been removed from any list — I don't recall seeing JACKASS being taken off the list.
I don't understand this move. It seems like a step backward. These dogs have a horrible history and need to be monitored, they have just sadly been bred that way. I am not saying all of them, but you don't know what lurks in those genes. The old saying goes better safe than sorry...
Well atleast now you know that a dog that kills someone is vicious. unless he is at home and kills someone then a guess he's just a bad dog
apparently you don't know pitt bulls at all. the agressive, killer pitts are trained to be that way by their low life masters. if they are raised in a loving, normal environment, they are like any other normal dog. it's not right to label all of them killers...they are doing what they were taught to do..most likely by way of violence and being fed gunpowder!
I don't care what type of dog you have. If you want it to be mean it will be. I have a pitt and a rotti. Neither have ever attacked anyone, if anything they both will knock you down and lick you to death. But, if you decide to enter my home or try to mess with a family member, then they will stand up for us. This was proven last year when some low life tried to break into our house at night. The dogs kept him in the basement until the police arrived. I would not trade either one for anything.