S.P.A. OPPOSES HOUSE BILL 568, proposed by Representative Tyrone Yates
I just telephoned the Ohio House of Representatives to obtain the proper contact info.
If you oppose Representative Tyrone Yates' bill to order the warden/law enforcement to enter people's homes and remove and kill all dogs believed to be pit bulls then you need to email a letter in opposition stating your feelings.
You MUST sign your name and address for your opinion to be considered. Even if you live out of state, STILL, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
Speaker of the House
Rep. John Husted
77 S. High Street
14th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
district37@ohr.state.oh.us
Rep. Joyce Beatty
77 S. High Street
14th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
district27@ohr.state.oh.us
Chairman of State Gov. and Elections Committe
Rep. David Daniels
77 S. High Street
11th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
district86@ohr.state.oh.us
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Ohio Representative Tyrone Yates of Cincinnati has introduced a bill which would demand that all Ohio pits bulls be seized by law enforcement, taken to the pound, and killed.
Tyrone K. Yates (D)
District 33
Address:
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1308
Fax : (614) 719-3587
Email Address: district33@ohr.state.oh.us
WRITE YOUR OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVES!
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_568.
READ WHAT BILL YATES HAS WRITTEN and submitted to the State Government and Elections Committee:
To amend section 955.11 and to enact section 955.111 of the Revised Code to prohibit the owning, keeping, or harboring of pit bull dogs beginning ninety days after the effective date of the act and to require specified officers to seize all pit bull dogs after that date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Sec. 955.111. (A) Beginning ninety days after the effective date of this section, no person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog that belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.
(B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, a person who owns, keeps, or harbors a pit bull dog on the effective date of this section shall surrender the dog to the dog warden. Not later than ten days after receiving the dog, the dog warden shall euthanize the dog.
(C)(1) Beginning ninety days after the effective date of this section, if an officer has probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull dog, the officer may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant. The court shall issue a search warrant for the purposes requested if there is probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull dog.
(2) After obtaining a search warrant, an officer shall seize the pit bull dog and surrender the dog to the dog warden. Not later than ten days after receiving the dog, the dog warden shall euthanize the dog.
(D) As used in this section, "officer" has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code.
Section 2. That existing section 955.11 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL NOW! WRITE YOUR OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVES!
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