Chicago to ban Pit Bulls

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PLEASE CROSSPOST!!!!!!

 

 

Thank You Marcy Setter for your hard work and sharing of

information!!!!

Now if everyone can please crosspost this to all contacts they have

in the Chicago area. If you are in the chicago area please , call,

fax, email, and snail mail each council member!

Contact information for the City Council is below:

 

> O R D I N A N C E

>

> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

>

> Section 1. Chapter 7-12 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is

> hereby amended by adding a new Section 7-12-387 as follows:

> Section 7-12-387 Restrictions on Pit Bulls

> (a) For purposes of this section only the following definitions

> apply:

> " Pit Bull " means any pit bull terrier, which shall be defined as

> any American Pit Bull Terrier or Staffordshire Bull Terrier or

American

> Staffordshire Terrier breed of dog, or any mixed breed of dog

which

> contains as an element of its breeding the breed of American Pit

Bull

> Terrier or Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire

Bull

> Terrier.

> (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell,

> transport, carry, own, keep or otherwise possess any live pit bull

> within the city. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply

to

> the following:

> (1) any person who import transports, carries, owns,

> keeps or otherwise possesses any pit bull for zoological,

educational,

> medical or scientific purposes if the person has obtained all

applicable

> licenses or permits and has provided notification to the executive

> director; or

> (2) any person who is not a resident of the city

> transporting a pit bull through the city limits for a period of

less

> than one hour.

> © Any person who violates any provision of this section shall

> be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or may be

> incarcerated for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

Each

> day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and

distinct

> offense.

> SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its

> passage and approval.------------------

 

 

Chicago City Council:

 

Complete listing and contact information may be found here:

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RuGAI is in favor of this bill!!!!!!!!! Make sure she hears your

voice!!!!!!!!!

 

Alderman Virginia A. Rugai

Office: 10444 S. Western Ave

Chicago IL 60643

3017 West 111th Street

Chicago, IL 60655

vrugai

Phone: 773-238-8766 (Western)

Fax: 773-238-9049 (Western)

City Hall Office: 121 N. LaSalle Street

Room 300

Chicago, IL 60602

City Hall Phone: 312-744-3072