Bill labeling pit bulls 'inherently dangerous' voted out: New bill advances Maryland dog law August 10, 2012 By: Tracy Dye Every dog has its day, and in this case that dog would be a pit bull. After the fervent backlash galvanized by a ruling last May that labeled pit bulls as "inherently dangerous," it has now been confirmed that the bill was voted out by the Maryland State Senate's Judicial Proceedings Committee during yesterday's second special session in Annapolis. A new bill holding owners accountable for any type of dog bite, regardless of breed, is now advancing to the full Senate. According to The Daily Record: "The measure creates a strict liability standard for all dogs, regardless of breed. That means owners of all dogs would be liable for bites...The bill also reverses a part of the ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals that made landlords strictly liable for pit bull bites...[Under the new bill] negligence would have to be proven for a landlord to be held liable for a dog bite."The reversal of a bill isolating pit bulls and pit bull type dogs as predisposed to aggression has come to fruition after the tireless efforts of animal rights activists, dog owners and state representatives. In May, a Joint Task Force was assigned to study the ruling while advocacy groups like Babes 4 Bullies and B-More Dog launched several events protesting the bill. Bill labeling pit bulls 'inherently dangerous' voted out: New bill advances - Baltimore pit bull | Examiner.com
It's great Maryland is reversing that bill, but it makes me wonder what the new bill is going to say?
