{"id":3163,"date":"2018-01-11T08:12:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/?page_id=3163"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T22:35:20","slug":"arizona-pitbull-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/blog\/arizona-pitbull-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Pitbull Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
Many states have laws about the dog breed, the Pitbull. These states have breed-specific laws against the Pitbull, sometimes making it illegal to own or breed the animal. Arizona, however, is not one of these states.<\/p>\n
Arizona Pitbull laws are non-breed specific. They have done away with legislation that controls the breeding and owning of Pitbulls.\u00a0Senate Bill 1248<\/a>\u00a0is the legislation that does away with breed-specific laws. It does not allow for breed-specific dog regulations in Arizona\u2019s cities and towns.<\/p>\n They\u2019re calling this the BSL-preemption law. Arizona became the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0state to enact such a law.<\/p>\n The breed-specific laws have been called ineffective by groups such as the ASPCA<\/a>, the American Bar Association<\/a>, the American Kennel Club<\/a>, the American Veterinary Medical Association<\/a>, and the White House. They\u2019re expensive to enforce and have caused many problems for families, communities, dogs, and even the law itself.<\/p>\n Breed-specific legislation usually targets Pitbull’s. However, there is no set definition for what a Pitbull is. Usually, the dog breed has a blocky head and muscular body. The law does go after other types of dogs, such as Rottweilers, Akitas, German Shepherds, and other \u201cdangerous\u201d dogs.<\/p>\n Breed-specific legislation limits the ownership or breeding of the dogs that are on the list. People may not own or breed the dog that is on that list.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Arizona Pitbull laws do come with a downside. Along with the doing away of breed-specific legislation, they have also done away with requiring pet stores to sell only rescue animals.<\/p>\n This means that designer dogs can be sold at pet stores, which come from puppy mills. This is a problem because many puppy mills have inhumane standards. In addition, it takes away from helping to put rescue animals into homes.<\/p>\n The United States Humane Society<\/a> has taken a neutral stand on Arizona Pitbull laws. They continue to make people aware of puppy mills as well as encourage them to adopt as opposed to shop.<\/p>\n At first they were against the policy, but once they found out about the BSL-preemption law and other legislation that protect animals, they decided to take their neutral stance.<\/p>\nBreed Specific Laws are Ineffective<\/h4>\n
The Bad Part of Getting Rid Arizona Pitbull Laws<\/h4>\n
Other Important Animal Laws<\/h4>\n