Stop The Pit Bull Ban In Ohio
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(1)(a) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section, has chased or approached any person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person, or has caused injury other than serious physical harm to any person while that dog is off the premises of its owner, keeper, or harborer and not under the reasonable physical control of its owner, keeper, harborer, or some other responsible person, or not physically restrained or confined in a locked pen which has a top, locked fenced yard, or other locked enclosure which has a top.
(b) "Dangerous dog" does not include a police dog that has chased or approached any person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(2) "Menacing fashion" means that a dog would cause any person being chased or approached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical injury to that person.
(3) "Police dog" means a dog that has been trained, and may be used, to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(4)(a) "Vicious dog" means a dog that, without provocation and subject to division (A)(4)(b) of this section, meets any of the following:
(i) Has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person without provocation;
(ii) Has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person, or has killed another dog. without provocation;
(iii) Belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.
!!! Please Help To Change the above part of the law and drop pit bulls from the list !!!
(b) "Vicious dog" does not include either of the following:
(i) A police dog that has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person or that has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury physical harm, to any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties;
(ii) A dog that has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person while a person was committing or attempting to commit a trespass or other criminal offense on the property of the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog.
(5) "Without provocation" means that a dog was not teased, tormented, or physically abused, or attempted to be physically abused by a person or another animal, or that the dog was not coming to the aid or the defense of a person who was not engaged in illegal or criminal activity and who was not using the dog as a means of carrying out such activity.
(6) "Serious physical harm" means physical harm that involves any of the following:
(a) A substantial risk of death;
(b) Permanent incapacity, whether partial or total, or temporary, substantial incapacity;
(c) Permanent disfigurement or temporary, serious disfigurement;
(d) Acute pain of a duration that results in substantial suffering;
(e) Any degree of prolonged or intractable pain.
(1)(a) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section, has chased or approached any person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person, or has caused injury other than serious physical harm to any person while that dog is off the premises of its owner, keeper, or harborer and not under the reasonable physical control of its owner, keeper, harborer, or some other responsible person, or not physically restrained or confined in a locked pen which has a top, locked fenced yard, or other locked enclosure which has a top.
(b) "Dangerous dog" does not include a police dog that has chased or approached any person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(2) "Menacing fashion" means that a dog would cause any person being chased or approached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical injury to that person.
(3) "Police dog" means a dog that has been trained, and may be used, to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(4)(a) "Vicious dog" means a dog that, without provocation and subject to division (A)(4)(b) of this section, meets any of the following:
(i) Has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person without provocation;
(ii) Has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person, or has killed another dog. without provocation;
(iii) Belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.
!!! Please Help To Change the above part of the law and drop pit bulls from the list !!!
(b) "Vicious dog" does not include either of the following:
(i) A police dog that has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person or that has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury physical harm, to any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties;
(ii) A dog that has killed or caused serious injury physical harm to any person while a person was committing or attempting to commit a trespass or other criminal offense on the property of the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog.
(5) "Without provocation" means that a dog was not teased, tormented, or physically abused, or attempted to be physically abused by a person or another animal, or that the dog was not coming to the aid or the defense of a person who was not engaged in illegal or criminal activity and who was not using the dog as a means of carrying out such activity.
(6) "Serious physical harm" means physical harm that involves any of the following:
(a) A substantial risk of death;
(b) Permanent incapacity, whether partial or total, or temporary, substantial incapacity;
(c) Permanent disfigurement or temporary, serious disfigurement;
(d) Acute pain of a duration that results in substantial suffering;
(e) Any degree of prolonged or intractable pain.
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Anthony Sheffield
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- pit bulls are the most loyal and loving animals i have ever encountered
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Shirley Baldwin
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Lori Jeffrey
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Ashley Parsons
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Mathew Davis
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Michael Hristovski
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Elizabeth Rowland
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Shari workman
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Carole LaBeau
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- Any dog, regardless of breed, is only as dangerous as his/her owner allows it to be. The Pit Bull 'Innocent victims of man's greed.'
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Jack Ancell
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Amanda Grim
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Nicholas J. Kauffman
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gloria hill
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sheila niller
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brent mccormack
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Lois Osias
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Jennifer Needles
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- Boxers were first bred in Germany, and now at PetLand it is on the cards that say what they are and their heritage that they were once a fighting dog but have been bred into a gentle companion. Why can't a pit bull be bred into a gentle companion? Mine is.
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David J. Horton
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- I am going to have to kill a dog my family rescued cause of the stupid law.
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Crystal Balogh
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- in almost all of the stories i hear about pit attacks it was always the person (or animal) that did something to upset the pit. most pits are great pets. the only reason people are scared is because they are big and strong. it truly is the owner of the dog who is responsible not the dog itself.
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Chris Roberts
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Kathi Draper
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Chasity Burress
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- Blame the Deed not the Breed
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Jennifer Alford
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Ernie Burress
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nina choe
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- If the goal is for safer environment, banning a breed of dogs will not solve the problem. A dog of any breed can be dangerous and vicious if it was bred with ill temperament and handled badly by the owner. Ban IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS and DOG FIGHTS instead. Pitbulls are strong and can look threatening however they were bred to be not human agressive. Instead of banning the breed, there should be more stricter enforcement in microchipping dogs, spay/neuter and licensing of dogs.
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erkys gil
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chuck proulx
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- no pit ban
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Clara Branco
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Jessica Barnhart
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francis j lejeune jr
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Denny O'Brien
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- they should not ban them unless the owner lets them attack people for no reasons
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Linda Mouricz
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jordan Madison
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- My dog is the sweetest their is and I wouldnt give her up for anything~
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ryan simon
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KENNETH SPENCE
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gonzalo de urquiza
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- my pit bull is a good dog.
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Michele Misch
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- It is not the breed but the way they are raised and trained.
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Anna Beekley Cluxton
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- Ban the deed, not the breed!
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Andrew Haughn
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Diana Haughn
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Justin King
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Heidi Henderson
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randy smith
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- thats messed up any dog can be mean pitbulls arent all bad just the ones that have bad owners
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Kassandra Norman
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katrina burnside
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Danielle Mallasee
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- Save The PitBulls
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chris fulmer
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Nick
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anthony
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Erica
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