# PA residents! Speak up! Akitas, Rotts & Pits will be on "the list"! To see legislation near your hometown : http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative\_alerts.cfm PA Bill to Allow Local BSL [Thursday, May 22, 2008] Pennsylvania House Bill 2553 will remove the state's prohibition on breed specific local ordinances, thereby allowing municipalities to adopt any type… ## Thread In Proposed Bills / Laws, etc.. · started by tsukitsune · 2 replies - **Category:** [Proposed Bills / Laws, etc..](https://nihonken.org/community/c/proposed-bills-laws-etc) - **Forum:** [Nihon Ken Forum](https://nihonken.org/community/) ## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2008-05-30T17:27:31.000Z To see legislation near your hometown : http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative\_alerts.cfm PA Bill to Allow Local BSL [Thursday, May 22, 2008] Pennsylvania House Bill 2553 will remove the state's prohibition on breed specific local ordinances, thereby allowing municipalities to adopt any type of law applicable to dangerous dogs, including breed-specific ordinances. It is imperative that concerned dog owners in Pennsylvania contact their legislators and express their strong opposition to this bill. The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership of dogs. The AKC believes that dog owners should be responsible for their dogs. We support laws that: establish a fair process by which specific dogs are identified as "dangerous" based on stated, measurable actions; impose appropriate penalties on irresponsible owners; and establish a well-defined method for dealing with dogs proven to be dangerous. The American Kennel Club strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs. By allowing municipalities to impose breed-specific dangerous dog ordinances, HB 2553, if passed, will permit communities to unfairly target well-behaved dogs of specific breeds, thereby raising the possibility of harsh care and condition requirements or the possibility of penalties for owning certain breeds while not focusing on whether or not an individual dog has previously exhibited dangerous behavior. Additionally, the breed-specific ordinances allowed under this bill will create an unenforceable patchwork of dangerous dog rules across the Commonwealth. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Concerned Pennsylvania dog owners should contact the members of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. Respectfully let them know that HB 2553 is an unacceptable means to address dog control issues. Majority: Hon. Michael K. Hanna, Majority Chairman 302 Main Capitol Building PO Box 202076 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2076 (717) 772-2283 Fax: (717) 787-4137 To e-mail Rep. Hanna, click here. Hon. Gary Haluska, Majority Vice Chairman 114 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202073 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2073 (717) 787-3532 Fax: (717) 783-7548 To e-mail Rep. Haluska, click here. Hon. David R. Kessler, Majority Secretary 115A East Wing PO Box 202130 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2130 (717) 787-2769 Fax: (717) 780-4768 To e-mail Rep. Kessler, click here. Hon. Mike Carroll 28A East Wing PO Box 202118 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2118 (717) 787-3589 Fax: (717) 780-4763 To e-mail Rep. Carroll, click here. Hon. Mark B. Cohen 128 Main Capitol Building PO Box 202202 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2202 (717) 787-4117 Fax: (717) 787-6650 To e-mail Rep. Cohen, click here. Hon. H. Scott Conklin 101B East Wing PO Box 202077 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2077 (717) 787-9473 Fax: (717) 780-4764 To e-mail Rep. Conklin, click here. Hon. Peter J. Daley 214 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202049 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2049 (717) 783-9333 Fax: (717) 783-7558 To e-mail Rep. Daley, click here. Hon. Richard T. Grucela G-01 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202137 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2137 (717) 705-1878 Fax: (717) 783-3180 To e-mail Rep. Grucela, click here. Hon. Harold James 317 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202186 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2186 (717) 787-9477 Fax: (717) 787-7517 To e-mail Rep. James, click here. Hon. Babette Josephs 300 Main Capitol Building PO Box 202182 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2182 (717) 787-8529 Fax: (717) 787-5066 To e-mail Rep. Josephs, click here. Hon. Tim Mahoney 104B East Wing PO Box 202051 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2051 (717) 772-2174 Fax: (717) 780-4786 To e-mail Rep. Mahoney, click here. Hon. John Myers 305 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202201 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2201 (717) 787-3181 Fax: (717) 772-4038 To e-mail Rep. Myers, click here. Hon. Frank Louis Oliver 34E East Wing PO Box 202195 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2195 (717) 787-3480 Fax: (717) 783-0684 To e-mail Rep. Oliver, click here. Hon. Timothy J. Solobay G-14 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202048 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2048 (717) 787-1188 Fax: (717) 705-1887 To e-mail Rep. Solobay, click here. Hon. Tom Yewcic 300 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202072 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2072 (717) 783-0248 Fax: (717) 787-4922 To e-mail Rep. Yewcic, click here. Hon. Rosita C. Youngblood 121A East Wing PO Box 202198 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2198 (717) 787-7727 Fax: (717) 772-1313 To e-mail Rep. Youngblood, click here. Minority: Hon. Art Hershey, Minority Chairman 202 Ryan Office Building PO Box 202013 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2013 (717) 783-6435 Fax: (717) 705-1868 To e-mail Rep. Hershey, click here. Hon. Bob Bastian, Minority Vice Chairman 402A Irvis Office Building PO Box 202069 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2069 (717) 783-8756 Fax: (717) 783-3899 To e-mail Rep. Bastian, click here. Hon. Mike Fleck, Minority Secretary 159A East Wing PO Box 202081 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2081 (717) 787-3335 Fax: (717) 260-6504 E-mail:mfleck@pahousegop.com Hon. Karen Boback 141B East Wing PO Box 202117 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2117 (717) 787-1117 Fax: (717) 705-1889 E-Mail: kboback@pahousegop.com Hon. Michele Brooks 153B East Wing PO Box 202017 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2017 (717) 783-5008 Fax: (717) 705-1948 E-mail:mbrooks@pahousegop.com Hon. Jim Cox 412 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202129 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2129 (717) 772-2435 Fax: (717) 260-6516 E-mail:jcox@pahousegop.com Hon. Gordon Denlinger 163A East Wing PO Box 202099 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2099 (717) 787-3531 Fax: (717) 705-1951 E-mail:gdenling@pahousegop.com Hon. David S. Hickernell 143B East Wing PO Box 202098 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2098 (717) 783-2076 Fax: (717) 705-1946 To e-mail Rep. Hickernell, click here. Hon. Rob W. Kauffman 163A East Wing PO Box 202089 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2089 (717) 705-2004 Fax: (717) 705-1951 E-mail: rkauffma@pahousegop.com Hon. Mark K. Keller 5 East Wing PO Box 202086 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2086 (717) 783-1593 Fax: (717) 705-7012 E-mail: mkeller@pahousegop.com Hon. David R. Millard 402B Irvis Office Building PO Box 202109 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2109 (717) 783-1102 Fax: (717) 772-0094 E-mail:dmillard@pahousegop.com Hon. Dan Moul G-32 Irvis Office Building PO Box 202091 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2091 (717) 783-5217 E-Mail: dmoul@pahousegop.com Hon. Tina Pickett 155A East Wing PO Box 202110 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2110 (717) 783-8238 Fax: (717) 705-1949 E-mail: tpickett@pahousegop.com For more information, contact AKC's Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@akc.org. ## tobyshiba · 2008-05-30T18:00:56.000Z I will certainly be writing to the legislatures. This is unfair and not right at all. I for one can not stand when people think that they can just add breed specific laws in and put restrictions on breeds that can be just as loving as any other breed. I wish bad owners would get punished instead of the breeds. Sure, it'd be more money to individually punish owners, but at least it wouldn't be punishing the remainder of us. Especially when i'm considering an Akita as a future pet. :( ... This is disgusting. ## Leonberger (admin) · 2008-05-30T20:50:58.000Z I see the madness is everywhere. Instead of these, there should be a law that makes sure only responsible people can get certain kinds of breeds. You need a permit for driving a car, and loads more stuff. You should need a permit and a responsibility test to own certain breeds. --- **Navigate:** [Forum home](https://nihonken.org/community/?format=md) · [Sitemap](https://nihonken.org/community/sitemap.xml)