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PrinceGeorgeCounty,Mory|ond ViciousAnimo|Report

REPORTOF THE VICIOUSANIMAL

LEGISLATIONTASK FORCE

ORIGINOF THE TASK FORCE

. History

The issueof viciousanimal*,speciftcally

dogr,hasbeen
a concefnin PrinceGeorge"s Countyfor manyyears.In 1985,
theCountyenacledmodelviciousanirnallegislalion to oontrol
the ownership end maintenance of animalsthathave attaslced
or injuredhumans or otheranimals.

In the rnid-1990's, eoncernwas raisedby a

connmunity
nufilberof well-publicized in inluries
dogattacksresulting to
rninors rlrithin
PrinceGecrge'sCounty a*d arouncl th* r*g!*n.
tn 19ts6, the PrinceGeorge'scountyGouncilsoughtto address
thisisslrevia legislation.

CB-104-1996 {seeAttachment C) required the

impound mentof anyanimalthat seriou slyiniures.*ot1n:*,
ori'orto a hearingny tne AnirnalControlComrnissiqncp-]0p-
deTrning
igSO(r*u AttachmentD) was breedspecific[egislaiton
pit BullTenierdogs, prohibiting ownership undercefiarfl,,
and proviCing puottliesfo. tn
violatiorr'. the original
conditions be
;il;" of the ligislatiot rattweilerand pit bulldoEswere,to ln
campalgn resulted
j.. banned-However,a successfirllOhbying
*tt**ii*tt beingdeletedfrom lhe pnopa*al'

ln August1998,a WorkStudvGto,l!*3?-Ti:::,-d
of Environmental
underthe alspices of the Departrnent
recornmendation to
for revisiong
Resourcesto reviewand make
recorfimendations
theAnimalControlbrcin.nt*' Basedon the Executiue'
oftheworkstudyi;,il! thencourrlv
iqtl i99]'{see
pt;;G; Ce-ee-2a01 Attact'rrnent E}to
wayneK.cr.rrry Tltis
sivelv-#;il;i;H;;
comprehen i c ontroI o rdinance.
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whichwas eRactedby Councit,addressedail af the

legislation,
Work Study Group recomrnendations exeeptrepea!*fthe pit
bultban. The general consen$us of the work $tudyGrouprvas
the
that'"Ehile legislationwould not repealthe han on pit butls,it
rvouldsigniflcantlystrengthenthe County's aninralcontrollarrrrs.

r PurPose

The ViciousAnimal Legi*lationTaslcForcewas

establishedvia a CountyCouncllresclution,CR-68-2002{see
A$achrnentA). The Task Force nrernbershipdesignrated in the
resolutionwas intended ts be representative of various public
purpose
*nd communitystakeholders{seeAttachrnentB}. The
of the Task Force, as stated in the was
legisNation, to etraluate
the etfectiveness oi existing legisletionand admtni*trative
regutations concerning vicious animatrt and to aduisett'!*
currentpolicies
CJunty on improvementsand amendrnentsto
or laws.

NI U/ORK OF THE TASK FORCE

W h i l e t h i si sa n e rn o ti o n a |ta pic"theohjectiven{ the]' aslc

Forcewastoconsidertheeffectivene$Softhecurrentvigious
* n i n . r a l o r d in a n ce a n d to re a ch co nsen$Us"ifnotua.lanir
sf the noug
suppofi,*n tutu**endatiarrs ior any amelrdrn'ent
ordinance.
2003
in Janr-rary
The Task Forcewas offisiallycenvened
rnEnths"
and met bi-weeklyover a periodof fsun

lssue Biscussion
the Task Forceof
At the outset,the ChairrnaninfCIrmed being
tu:llif,oup
the history"ith*l**oe andtre pumos. o!'lidentifying the
assernbted. The discussion tnei *lntered
to seeaddree*ed'
Ecopeot *nai ir'e *sr ForcS;;tH tir'* fflut.ffn*sounty'$vicious
The consensus of the Task ror*!*ui** in
up'dated
AnimalOrdinance, which*'* ti*piehensively Force
TheTaslq
2001,is rairl#ri-s#tiu" tnd e*ective'
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therefore, Iimited its scope to focu* .lFrEhr, .{^i:^:*-

poIicvand-
"ui'u,'t oneitr ;Hiiififi.u.Htfi,*ffi
- "" rrrvd fi?',lo*",*
- the breed specific ban againstpit bulfs.

*: The C_hairmanpolled the Task Force rnernbers

'diganization's position on the pit buil han" on their
ollr,* *og*l.lizations
represented-.ail oppo*ethe breedspecificnr" *tl,
tnu
excepiionof the HealthDepartment. rne r-ieaifi,,'n*purt**nt
supportsthg,bl:.,olg_prtl dogsdueto the seve*t1,'of nites
-
andfor healthandsafetyreasons.The prrnceceorge,s
countyMunicipal Associationhasnottakenan otrmliifosition.
some of the initiarreasonsnotedfor opposition to the
breedsPecificbanwere:
r Lawshouldholdthedogownerresponsible
* Currentlaw punishesgooddogownerslhad ownersgo
underground/goad dog ownersleavethe Counly
. Currentlaw hardto enforce
* Doesn'tpromotepubticsafety/public maybe lesssafe
with breedspecificlaw
" Bitcseverityis noi limitedor dete;'rninecl
by lxr:ec{
' Otherbreedshavehighernumherof dog bites
' Createsbacklogof AnimalControlCommission cases
r ArrirnalGantrolCommission sometintes ovefiurnAnirnal
Marragement Division's decision
r $upportstrongviciousanimalcodeldangerCIus dog law
* Supportpotentiallydarrgerous dog legislation

StatlsticalAnalysis

Dqg BiteslFxpesures $tptlgligs

The HealthFepartmentrepresentative provided

on dog bites/expo*ur*tstatisticsI thl!:ynY llu'
informatjon
severalyears. Thl charts(seeAttachments. F.ind qi]i:l:i:
on dog bitesfromthe year priorto the adoptron
information oI
c8-106-1996.
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l-'iowever,it was pointed or.rtthat thrs report i* deulgnndto

track rabies and not breed. lt was further indicaterlthat thre
inforn'rationon the breed is reported by the victirn and is often
r/agr"l€.lt rnust also be noted that the "pit bull"was originatlythe
productof mixed-breeding.This adds to the propsnsityto
nrisidentifythis animal. For these reasoils,the accura*y af the
bite statisticsmay be questionable,

@
The AnirnalManagementDivisionreceivesapproxirnately
ZI,S00tctal callsfor serviceper year. The numbero{ catls
pertainingto pit bullswas approximately3"000per year.

The Police DepartmentrepresentativereportedtFrattt-le

FnliceCI*partrnent received3,31sanimalactivitycomplalntstn
?002. Tlre ca!lsere relatedto all kindssf anirnalactivlty,not
just pit bulls. The municipalityrepresentative Indicatedthat
rrunicipality complaints are not included r,uith of the
tt"rose
Coilnty-
'l"hc
Task ForcediscLrssed thr numbersand typescf
easssthat have been coming befsrethe AnimalControl
Commission,The Commisslonrepresentatlves,tated,that the
Commissionis experiencinga backlogin its reviewof cases"
This seems to be relatedts the large numberalrelnnmplexityof
pit butllcases.

Statisticq
Euthanp$i-a

A handoutwas providedrefiectingthe Arrinnal

ManagementDivisionactivityrelatedto pit bulls- This lists the
total number of pit bulls impounded,and how Inany of these
wsrseuthanized verSushowmanywerereturned,to owners
frsm 1gg?throughJunehOOe
annually {seeA-ttachment H)'
TheCountyaveragesirnfiounding morethan$00 pit bullsper
year. On averag*l*or*'thanS0percentof thosepitbutls. .
impounded areiraintalnedby theAnimalManagement Division
throughouta lengthyprocessandeventuallyeuthanized'
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Cost Analysis
The AssaciateDirectorof the AnlmalManager'nent
Divisionsubmiltedpreliminary information on the financial
irnpactof the cost ts the Countyfor housinga pit bull. Tha cost
to i.ireCountyfor maintaininga single pit bull throughot-tt
the
entireprocess for one year was estimated at apprsximately
SS8,SS0,The Task Force requesteda rnortscornprehensive
fiscatanalysi* be undertakenwith the assistancesf the Of{lce
of Auditsand Investigations.
A rnenrberof the Office of Audits and tnvestigationsstaff
briefedthe Task Force memberson the fiscalirnpactaf the
majntenanceof pit bulls on tlre resourcesof the Aninra{
provided
Mro*g***nt trivision, A fiscal irnpactstatementwas
from
wfriinlnOicatedthat there is a wide gap betweenrevenue
of pit
Oitnuttregistrationfees and expensesf$r maintenance
pit bull
[rf n*ny tlie County {see Attachmentl}, Fees frorn
i*oistritiorrsgenerated approxinrzrtety$35,000 nver a tura-yean
nFrio,C{20[]1-2002), ]-loweuer.the cost ts the Animal
pit bugsover the
lil*nugu*unt Divisionfor maintenanceof
The *xp*!lF'es
**** p*ti"cl rvas a;:proximat*ly$5$fl,00il
and
*orro be higher if other variableswere coRsidered
quantifiedsuch as utilities,manpowef, and oveftirne'

oounty
It should be noted that, these avefage eosts to the
donotincludetheexpendituresoftheCountyCIrMunicipal
Police Deparlments- These cross-ageficycosts'.while
estlrnatsd'
*ignifi*ani, could not be fully captured or adequately

sincel996,therehasbeenadramatiereductioninthe
nurnber of dogshowslexhibitions beingheldin the Ccunty'
ban
Thismayne attiinuieo,at leastin part,to th? qlT!.upecificthe
andconfin***nit*quiiernents for pit bullsat dogshowsln
Thoughthe
county. Tl-risresultsin lost revenueto thEcoutlty"
amountof directrevenuelossfromthe showsrfiayb.9lirnlted.
sigllificant'
il"rsindirectrevenueloss couldbe somewhatrnore
$omeso{.lfcesoi potentialindireetrEvenue being unrealized
are hotels/motels,fuel stations,veterinarians' pet supplystores'
restaurants, groceryand drugstores'
pri nc eG e o r g e c o u ni y, Mo ryl o n d - vi ci o u s Anim ol Repor t
Logal oPinion
The Courrtyis currentlynot adrninistening the'-grand-
fathering"provision of cB-106-1ggs, which atlou+ed fsr the
registraiionof pit bullsthat vrere in the County pE!nr to
Oftice of Lav,| briefed
Ndvernber1, 1996. An attorneyfrornthe
to no
thetask forceon the legalopinionregardingthe decieion
?00?'
iong*r registernew pit bullsin the Countyafter Febrr"lary
of an owner havirrg proof of
fnii decilion is regardless
nreviouslvnraintaining the pit bullin the Countyor in another
i"*Ci*ti"*- Instead,any pit bull in the Countywithottta current
iegistrationmust be seized'

Friorto this ruling,when pit bulldog* were found running

Animal f,ontno!
at large,wittr no proof of registration,the
to providean
iuuullutu Directorwoutd allow the dog ow!1er
outsidethe Countyto relocate the animal- This
;;***
and the dog
informationwoulclbe verifiedwith the iurisdiction,
at ttrat'aeieJress"
orrtru' v,rouldhe allowecito keep tl-leclog

T?rerepresentatlveindicatedthatpur*uantt**B-1ns-
have been registered'lt
1g$s pit buNlsin the couniy should
all
WasfurtherstatedthatCB-106-lgs6hadagrandfather
p r o u i s i o n t h a t a | f o v , l e d c o n t i n u e d o w n e r s h i p n f a p i t t ras
u t lai f h e l r t
priorto renruai/2,1gg7'Thefegalopinion was rsndered
by th?
of an actualcase,andtherifofeis pnotectedopinicn
resLllt was
attorneyJcfieni-piivit*g*.tt wasnotedthatthislegal
in tate2001,whichshouldhaveallov'ted ampletime
rendered
forresidents theirpitbutl'
or citizensto register
whlt be donefor
A questionwas raisedregarding ::yld and
plt.bul[
residents or citizensmovinginfr tfreflountywltha
indieated
notbeing*"0* **are of tne county'slaw- ltwas Animaleontrol
thatcitieenscouldappeatt" tne cornmission'for
it in the County'
for perrnisslon-toi*iirt*ttheirdogandkeep
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Educationand Training

The county should urrdertakeefforts t"cinfonmaitizens

and residents,eipecially newcomerson properanirnal
meintenanceand animal controllaws- Dog owners shoLlldbe
pet llcensing,required
educatedaS to the legal requirementsfor
Control
shats, appropriatenuiritionand housing. The Anin'lal
the educational literatureon
Lpnu**niative indicatedthat
animal contnolregulationis currentlybeing updated"
to have
Task Force rnembersalso indicatedit ls essenrt'ial
in the County'
approvedor certifiedanimaltrainingavailable

D ange r o u s D o g P o l i cy i n Oth e nJu ri sdictions

Ar e p r e s e n ta ti ve fro mth e D i stri ct.ofCo|ur nbia

that cunrentlythe
Government, Department of Health, indicated
pentainsto all dogs,
tristnicthas Dangerous Dog legislationthat
that 40% *f ihe
and is not breed*speciiic. ii v,oaseetinrated
hitesare
J"g, in the Districiare pit bullsandthat2?%of dog Dl*triet's
thats5%of th*
frcmpit bulls. tt wes fr:rtherindi*aterl
pit
animalcasFswhichgo to courtarerelatedto bul[s,'and
therearecriminalPenalties.

BaltimoreCityrecentlydecidednottoimpnseabreed
each
and AnneArundelCnLlnties
ban, Morrtgomery,.Howard
haveDangerousbnd Potentially Doglaws'
Dangers!'J$

that traver-eoently
A chartis providedlistingjurisdictions J)'
corgidergdor iepealedbreed'siecifrclawsisee Attachnnent
Mostnationaland localanimalassociations havetakena
p*sitionin oppositionto breed-specific laws{seeAppendix1}'
"mo$tveterinarians
Dr. corneliawagner assefiE
Additionally,
and ethnologistsopposebreed-specific-legisN atinn, arguing that
the geneticmalie-upof an individ'ual anlmil is onlyone of rnany
(aee
confronentsthat rnayenhanceits aggressiveness
Appendix5)."
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'*OperationDog Tag"llnteragencyTask Force

At the requestof a Task Forcernerfiber, the Ehair madea

of ''operatiol Dtg Tag" in
conferencec€ll'ro Thomas Flanagan
n o r c t , e s t e r , B o s t o n . M r " F | a n a g a n i n d i c a t eby-vicious
dthatinl99fit}te
iesloentsof Doicitesterwere uelngoverwhelnred ror
useu
dog situations-Manyof the dogs-wereberng
purposei againstresidents of the are*" openatinn
intinridation
sogTagstartedoutasaconrbinedtaskfarceeffonttocfinlfol
varlous-dogcomplaints(seeAppendix?)'

T}reAnima|ControlTaskForcewasestablishedand
c o n s i s t e d o { m e m b e r s o f t h e B c l s t o n F o l i c e , A n i r n a | Cand
lnntrgt,
-ity of Bcston,Anima! Re*cue League.ofFoston {A'T4'L'}'
Messactrusetts$ocietyfortheFreventiono{CrueltytoAnirna|g
an operatinrr"the task fcrce
{M.S"P.C.A-}.Wfren conducting
breaksdownintothreeorfourtearils"Eachtearftconglgtsofa
and a mernbet
PpliceDffiCerin uniforrn,Anilral control ilfficer,
"lultr,*,A.R.L.orM"s'P'C,A.Eaehtean.lrnusthaleananirnal
lnspectorasamernbercfthete*rn'A[]t*an:luHreb*ln$
supp|iedwitheoucationa|materiatfordietributlon[oa|lanirna!
are fr$m nth*r
slvner$encor:nie,'ed Scme animal owner$
be instnucted in the prsper
cujturesand only need a ciranceto
csre of animalsunder the Americanrul'es'
to
The Tash Force also v'/crksin a proactivemode
preventchild/domesticviolence. This evolved a$ a cofirponetlt
[ibpe*tion DogTag,dueto thelinkage andcsrrelation
andlateracts
animal?ruefty
betr,veen cf childabuseand
domesticviolence-

Mr,FlanaganurtherstatedthatOperation DogTaghas
beena verysuJcessfulendeavarwithfl 956/a decreasein
flnima|comp|aintswithin6rnonthstoayearafteritg
irnplementation. OperationDogTag was an lnexpensl\ie
dueto the useof existingfr*o"rcesandthe dedication
initiative
andcommitment of the TaskForcernembers'

Ofnote,Bostondoesnothavebreedspecificlegistatiorr-
thatit wouldbe dfficultto get support
Mr"ftJnag;n'indicated
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. . I r! -.- - ^,t L-**J ^*^^:#i^ lo+rrrrrr
forbreec|specr|ic|egislationandbreedspecificlaulwould
#t 9f,anstherbreed
ur'*"u oge'a nuselmish andlingin developme
iuilntirrlrtiorr. Also,in Boston you must be eighteenyear:sof
age to be a dog owner'

PotentiaflyDangerousDog Legislation
TheAnimalManageme*tDivigioRrepfe$entative
WashingtonOsuncilnf
inulcaieJtnittne Metropolitan
ffi;;;ffiG andendorsed
tcoct haddeveroped rnodel
pctentiallydangerouc
to addressdangerousand
leglslation
dogs,
that
The cOG Animal services committee recori"lrflends
jurisdictionsOeoet-of" tn* enforcementprognarnthat apples
on all exhihit
iiq;af reguirementsand restrictisns. *!: ry-t
dangerousbehavior'regard|essofbreed.Successfulprogra'ms
and possible
includeidentification,cilationsand impoundment
euthanasia
for
The positionstatementand model iegistration
poientially dangerous dogswasaoprot:!.!yl$-:yU Hnard
bndforwarded io pa*icipitinggsvernmentalentities
{see."
lnii information was with
shared andaonsldered
ffi;;;ift).
by theTaskForce.

Subcommittees

TheTask Forcesubsequently dividedintotwo

" chargedwith
subcommittees.The Finding=",utt#miltee w-as,
documentingand summarizingthe TaskForce.findtng:*,':*
,,Recommen?ations"
subcommittee was taskedwith,drattng,
language to amendtheeoderegarding the.issueo ..ol11nyi.^-
preemption. Thissub'6ommtftee was
offJnsdandbreedspecific
alsoresponsible for developing for an,ol-g:':,9*^^-
a propo-s.?l
|nteragencyTaskForce-Thereportsofthesesubcomrnlilees
areinherentin this report.However, thesereq?+-s arealso
includedfor reference(seeAttachments L andM)"
PrinceGeorgeCouniy,Mory|ond-ViciousAnimolReport
III FIHDINGS
ThaTaskForcefoundthatoverallthecounty'sAnirrlat
Contro|'0roin'n"uisup-todateinitscurrentforrn{asamended
naisedconsiderable
uy cg-ze-?ooit Howiver,the TaskForce portlon of the
This
coflc€rnou*ithu breedspecificben-'"effeotive" thatthe
;;;il;;"; *"y "rgoubtybe deemed ln
county has been reduced, However'
nunrberof pit i:uNliin the costly, difficutt
the Taskfir"e foundthis policyto be ineffielent,
results' The
" to enforce,subjective arrdquestionable.in.its
L)'
il#F-dupc6mmittee Reportis included{seeat'tachment

ReasonsFor lnefficiencY

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TIME
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ANDARRESTIN GERTAININ$TANCES
MUSTNEdFOITID
BREED
IN DETERMINTNG
" DIFFICULTY

OF PtT BULLtS SUTJECTIVF

" DEFfNITION

* LIMIT$$PACEAT SHELTER/EACH HAVE

PITtsULLhflUST
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RESOURCES
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TO ENFORCE
r DIFFICULT
T0 INTERPRET
' BITHsTAT|$T|cs ARED|FFICU:LT
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$AFETYBENEFIT
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IV RECOMMENDATIONS
The TaskForcerecommendsamendingthe County
and/or
vicisusAnimalordinance policiesas
administrative
follows:
. FNACTA "POTENTIALLY" DANGEROUS DOGLAW
qf the
The Task Forceproposeda modi{iedversion"Model
Metropolitan washingtoncouncilof Govennrnents
poteniialtyDangerousDog"Legislation"Thisi* intendedta be
a proactiveappioacnthat apptiirsequalrequirernents,
and sanctionson alldogsthat exhibitdang*rous
restrictions
behavior, Remediat stepsto be takenrnayinclude
iclentit!cati citalions,impoundrnentand possibleeuthana*ia'
pn,
"DangelousD6g"categcny
It was determinedtlratthe
ctrxould be omittedfror^x the County'svlrsion of the frSG rnodel"
and the
ui*g ;nn cther changes,deletionof sectisns'
incluilon of languageTtomthe Csunty c.odq {uee Attachment
polinyregarellrrg
K). Sincetir* iou,ily atreadyhas an-eff*ctlve
dangerousdogs, the Task Farcefocusedon adaptlng"th.*.'"..
p**"*tlu* .,potEntially Dangerous"portionof the model. with,
thesemodification,in* Task Fsrcesupp0rt$. and recornrnends
,'Potentially DangerousDog' "legBtaiinnbe develaped
tt *r tlo*
* odin u o n p o r a ie d i n to a co mp re h e n siveanlmalm anagement
Programfor the CountY'
EIFqI!ryFHrffiSfoRCE
ANTNTERAGENCY
r DEVELOP
WITHFoLIcE,AN|MALCONTROLANFOTHERAGENC|Es
ASNHEDED
A proposal wasmadeforan ongoing yol!f9-1:l:':,^^
County agennes
agencyVi"iou=AnimalTaekForce-Othqr
wou|dbeinvitedtoparlicipateasneedariseseury]].1*other
advisoryorganizations. ThisworkingTaskForcecould
aswella$fo1alilal .
be utilizedin othercapaciiies
eventually
Eontrol.Additionatdiscussion16** **re: How0ftenthisTask
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

Forcewouldmeet,the reportingrnechanisrn te thresouncil,and

edu+ationa partof the Task F*ree ,citcties.
rnakingcornrnunity

* REFEALTHE BREEDSPECIFICBAN

I ADtr LANGUAGEFREEMFTING BREENSPECIF}C

LEGISLATION
"f'lo dog shall be fCIllnd!n
Tlre proposed languagestates,
be dangercusor viciousor regulatedsolelybecauseit is of a
particularbreed-"

. ENHANCEADMINISTRATIVEFLEXIBILITYANil ENFORCE
PENALTIESAGAINST DOG OWNERS_ SANCTIOI'ISTO
INCLUAEgO DAYS IN JA}LANN/OR$$OO'flS
FINH

This proposalis to providethe Policeor Antnnal

ManagementDivisionthe option to irnpo*e crirninalchange*on
owfiers. The penaltyshould be reducedto {9o} days insteadof
S ntontlrsof imprisoirmentancJ to
iire fine redr.laedfrprn $1'flCI{}
"$ummon$in lleu of arresf ' As
$s00. This wor.lldallow for a
&tflnCs,Sec. 3-1ifi fi'l {sq*
ihe CnrintyCode cr,rrrerrlly
Appendixbi, th* higher penalty il-reaflsthat an arrest must
occur, This causes coneern for the tPolice) enforcernent
of the
*gentry since new cor,rntyresidentsare nnt always fflvare
tew and besause identifyingthe animal as a plt bull is n*t an
easy declsion.

. TMFLEMENTEDUCATIONALFROGRAMS Tffi pRoI\llsTE

RESPONSIBLEPETCAREANDLICENSING INFNRMATIOhI'
ANNCOORDINATE EDUCATIONALINFORMATION
WITH
MAILINGS MUNICIPALITIES

NSTE; The TaskForcedid not reachunanirnity in its support

or arror theserecommendatisns. However,eaqhOfthese
recommendationsreceivedat leastrnajonity/consensu$ sl.lppon'
O1'1g#diiionat proposedrecommendation was consldered, hut
did not reeeivemajoritysupport.That proposa{wasto continue
to requirea pit butilicense.In this regfrrd,the TaslcForcewas
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especiallyconcemed for the potential for homeowners'
insurance to be negatively aflected-

When discussingoptionsfor recommendations,a phased

appradch and/or ssme reasonable trial period for cl'tangesto be
evaluatedshsuld be considered. The Recommendations
,subcomrnitteeReport is included {see Attachment M}.

V CONCLUSIONS
ln conclusion,ihe TaskForcefindsthe currentAnrirnal
ControlOrdinance generally effective.However, the lawand
regulations
adnrinistrutive concerning viciousd*gs are eostly
in
andinefficient terms of ttrefiscaland human resourt&s
reguiredto enforcethe breedspeclficportionof the ondinance.
of the ViciousAnirnalLegi*iation
The recommendatione
TaskForceinclude;

Dangerous
r EnactingPoterrtially Dog Legislation
basedon
Cctrrrcil
lfiJashingtcn
the Metropclitan rYlode[
of G*rrernments

,u Developingan Inter-agencyViciousAnimatTaskFoncefor
enforcernentand educationalpurposes

u Repealingthe breed specificba*

o Enhancingand Enforeingpenaltiesagainstowner$of
i Viciausand/orPotentialty Dogs
Dangeror.ls

lmplementing programsto prornotere$ponsible

educational
pet careand lirensing ,
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Vt IITTACHMENTS
' A. - ViciousAnimalLegislation
GR-68-200? Task Fcnce

C, * VieiousAnimals
Cts-104-1996
:
' '

m. c8-26-2001
F. Animalbiteendnon-bite
Reported in
exposures
Maryland,2000

G. DogBites/Exposures (FrinceGeorge'si
2001/200?
t' '
n, AnimalManagement DivisionActivityRelatedto Pittsulls
e$thanasia*tatiat'lc*i
frorn1$97to 2AAZ{incluciing

|.FlscallmpactStatement(Auelits&|nvestigations}

J,Municipalitiesthathavereeent|yconsideredgrrepealed
breedsPecificlanguage

K. ModifiedFotentiallyDangerousDog Legislatlsn

L" RePort
Findings$ubcommittee

M, Recommendations$ubcommitteeReBort
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TI{E PRTNCE GSOI$I.GEIS frSUNTY GO1irERNMENT

Office of Audits a$d Inre$ttgations

Ivtarch5,2S03

un !{g&asb gM

TO: R*C.Taylor
Associatc Direetor of Aairnal Msdagffnen{ Divi.sion

FROM: Hawi Norton

Lcgiclativc Auditor

RE: Vicious Animrl Task Fores

all cuslsart$ruvtdtles
The Offtce ol itutiits lrxl Inv*stig*tiorrshirsrurriel*ocd
ilssociatedwith tbe Yioious fuiimal Task Forcs' Rsvenuesare derive{tr&orn pennits' eounty
and
liceos+sasd bondeccllected, Hxperrsesars irrcurrudtu buurd s${iTneintsint}rc animatrs
cofits
thcrr are labor costs associetedwith call$ and nairoal pickup' Theru are oiher varialle
at thin time'
associatedwitb rraintsnance of irnpounded *nfuHflIstltst uslulnt be quantified
lifc bsliese
Ourreri*w resultcdin $35,06trof'rsveitrie and $559,5?0i.nexpens*'s'
adtlitiongl
that ths e*penscs eould be sigprificautty more than we h6vc calculated' due to
thst 3'6% of
sxlrnnsesaseocistedwith w*ter and sewrrage chnrgos. We hsvu alno eoneluded
g6.4ys'sf ffiitnflh impoundod sls Hsintaincd
snimEls impoundcd are rel|rlnsd to thcir olimEmE.
sdount$ coltecfeil
arrd ovmtually eufhsniEedat a subetstrtial cost vrhieh is not o*frst by bond
Wt hope this itrfonndioa will be suficimt for yuu nrnds"
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

Flecsllmpactfor ViclousAnimalTnnkForce
ArrumPtlone:

RsglstrstlEnFeo Por Yoar te0.00

FltbullTng t$s.0CI
BandAnrPuntFsr ImPound S{S0 (30d*Y etny
costl
Tolsl # of dogs (lntako*!{l yr. porlod'2001-4001} as31
t??4
Tolol# of dog* Euthsnlzod{1 yr. parlod- n0S1'001}
135
Tctol # of Ooga r*turned to ournors st4e
i*t*l * of Boardlng EtaY*In 2001 t4s3$
Totul# of BoardlngDalE in ?002
$5$0
fUiintun*nco ol Pitbst!* through oullrans#lsfr0 Sayn t18
of Fltbu]1*Por daY
ftilaintcnanco
2001 2002 Totgl
fTn;rrtri*l d*xrrmPlion Per Ycrlr
FcYanuos 4,350 $,s0$ 11,S$o
Rouonusfrom Formlt* 2,?60 6,457
County Licattscs s,s{}?
?,s'14 *,140 15'?54
Revsnlo from Sonds eollsEted
Total Rovonuo 1.8,$Fp--3,r.fF1_
..1$**$1__
Expenses
' ?o? ts'l {'558
Coctto EutltanlzoDogs 'l$?,6032SS,3o8
415'9'12
Foardlnf Goetr{Off*ot bY Sund
Collaetedl $CI,soss1,1oo{22'1oo
LaborCostsrelatodto Caln*

Tstal ExPonsen -M
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$r' -\t1^tt
lttt'":tt:
$i,
nre ju*t a low of ltro rnrtnlcipalitjssthnl
i :1or* hnvo ruconily ronsitlsrod or ropcate$breod *pacrfic
I lagitfntlon:

"- ;nilpilic, Mcrylond Consrueie.a brocd sp*citic togiatation. thon dropped

propo$at duc to publtc outcry l

tdrilclNHATl.oHlo l0rgg - has roscr'ndeOlt.s il-yoat-old breed ban, citing it.s i

o.9r"p9n*3,tq--s-,'l!9-ryg"
gfig it's cq11r-!9to
ly.j59rteq11vol"' i
I*IARYLAHD lo
Put
: FTEERALSBURG, a hruedtranin placo.0uoto pullic.raa$oned outcry, !i
ths law has.bsqn tnbledsrrdwill not be onforced
'Larryreflce.
Kansas Contemplat*d BSL, then broppod it oub to puntic outiry I
" sfld rsascned dohats. i
'trippie Sreett.coi6raoo" Consid+redESt,-therrdroppod it dua to public outcry and i
rcasoncddebate
ineu
YorteCiiY,Now York Cont*nrplnisd;t haut twice. ilron droppcd due to !
Constitutionalityissuesnnd conllactwilh state law i!
KANSA$
SHAWNEE, Has recontly repealcrfits brcad spccilic laglislationin favor
oJ rlon brcarl speuiflc dnngrloy* ttog law I
ieLtts, KANSAS Had a brccd tran in plaee, r*plnro* with non-hrccd specifie j
!
: fl:ltJffiHaolHJ'lilr,"en
rrvhich
wa*rcparrcd r*praced
ancr I
O$ASECOUNTY.KAI'ISAS vrith ncn brond*pccific clanEorousdog law whoncontest€d,
in court
'CLEVELAND,
OIIIO Hacla breed ban in plafre,rescinrJctflt tlue to I
inoffectivences and ftxpensg:
City officiaii tcciddd nbt to plur*uuproposedtrreed
i
HarelFark,Michigan specificl*gislation,and l* in*teaqlcallingfor tnore i
rcspnnsitrlcclogown*rnhip
I
, ung$towrt,Ohio Cortsideredabreedbfilt,then dnoppedit tluc to public
outcry and rcfrsoned debate I
f,nrtsfrjersri;l hre*d Uliil, th*n clropp*d it clueto puhlic
County,Miclrigan
Crawford oulsry and re&sprlsdriehate. Optlng lor better enforcentcnt i
of genoric law-_ I
. :.
St.Tamnmny
Parish,Louisiana Coiis;rlereds 6ree'dban,thun droppbd it du* to public
(8r00) r:uLe ry and ru{*ottsd tiohat*' Spting for betteran{orcenrcnt
of gonelic !aw: .
CsnsiAereA*bie6d ban' then dropped lt 'lue to pubtic
i Lovoland,
Colorado{8J00} outcry and refisoneddsbate. Spting for betterenforcement
of gettericlaw.
Boston,
ltilassach
usetts{10I00} Ontlnafor betterenforccrncntof genericlaw'
Si.Mary'strounty,Marylanrl ;;;;;vd#;;il ban,then droppedit due to public
{u00} outcrl/ and reasonodr{abate.Optillg for botterenforcernsnt
of generlcInw.
pr in c eG e o r g e c o u nty, Mo ryl o n d - V i ci o u sAnimol Repor l

-
T-nfrRE, mASsEFH0s$E?s- ilreiiubcaoe oiE tiieea rranvn* r.epealea,
wliii trreir
i' lg/00) | djrngerous dog law to bs ontorcod.
uington,Ncwi[exico I cnnsiaeiioa-6reooTqiilrreri drsepedii ducio puuiic- i
I 1rllx000) debate.
optirigforbetter
better I
; #fiH"#il:,'.'[H,
_* _. lg-9tg!slgq, _ --_ _l
-i,
i . . -.-- - .'- [ consr-Oereo-abrisd
fin, tF'qnO;oppeolf Oueto puEilc
nsnrndrk,Wisconsin{J212000} | outcry and reagonsddgbate. Optingfor a betteiwritten I
-6biiirnore,
ili;rylandruay,z6ort i 3:i#5"#b -l
6reb{i-ffin,
ilrrinifioppooit di's to puEilc
rtftre -.- .-: .-- - | o-ut.!y--1caqg11ed dabats,aq!_qripqnsg:_. I
state'6fMaryland{May, ! coniirlercd a bieed'ban,rfianciopped-ii?uetoffiric
20011. _--- I
-pot'tttnc, HICHIGAN nepeiico'ilreirureeouan
-ffie i -1
SUteof Delaware (May, lConsraereda 6reedbarr,tirenrtroppedit dueto puTG
' I slehate.Optingfor a Fretterwritten
2S021
r ::1.-?..j*teasoned
fieneH I
,! ffiliev[e, NebraskfJJtrne,zoo!1 i l;"=]uerea a bGEd nanlttren d;br{}ed it lo
dure purtic
-starrorri, | outcryanqlreasoneddehatf" {Articteattqglggl..
-i*corffd*r"ua _.- |
*.-i
xnn$as1June,e0111 ureirirna;;tl'*'atipped it tiuiTs Fuulic
i.
---- . outcrv
tt r rir nr and
- ' -.* nd reasoned
ras rAn or{ Elebate.
d.el"ls }o
"1
, Eaiif6rnia,rioiioa, llfinEis, i
Maine,Minnesota,Hew Jersey, I States that hffvestete la$,that prohihit* banningdogs by
I f{ewYsEk,Oklahoma, ! breea"
: Pennsylvania, Texas,Virginia,
l_lVrshinglon{new in.2qq2} __
Has-repcaleriacountrv-wiri.e bartof rnanybrecdsincluding-|
jRMAHY{712002} "pit buils". n ri6or0,us,fi llour temp*ramenttest perlorrned
|
i on hundreds of bannerl doga revcaledfqwthatfailed; the I
courts delsrnrinedthe b*n wa$ tjnsoll.$titutional I
'trdilmiillton,
riorttrCarolina
Fiorth
luilmiillton, cariit;na udn,iirifii:n-sedlit"Fasi
Uialobdn, iril-sed]it"Fasi tireteiiiitation.
the leiiiilaiir;n:
i"-c""ria-i;f. hiosd
i"-Consideieda otS,l-"..-.y,
_ _
-Austintovrrn, --. I Optingror a better*llttfrueett*-leTu:ff--=
lopti!_g_rol{_lenerygLTgll-gglgnqi3T_E:Igu_5,o99+Hj Ii
Otrio
; Austintovwt,
Ohio iI corJra".".i
ConsidererJab'brced ban;i-fGn
broed ban, then droppedtt due
droppedit pubtic
tb puollc
due to iiI
t ol|l{:fv I

lfopExp*-itArysns "ptt pitbutii

it with.a
i llfTltar rOeiitotat buttban'i,replacins
licensc and microchip. One more step towardtotal repeal'
r - e r . . i ingt,r
l v r . e r ra
r ,rn, rtrna
r r o JsC"ac
o s w r r utr
r cutetts v v onsrueied
Eonsr'aereoa a . _ * _ : :d"
bieii
breed
* _ _ " " _ nTr€pFi,A
_ l tierl;itre
nan, ifren oroppeolf
_.l;: it-oui io pu
oue blic
public
aBdfl
,
rrr
I
rrd.sv.","
; ,,=
for
for ^L^*
changes
changes to
outcry and
Ii outcry and reas,fined
reasfineddebate. debate. opting Opting i
:eiaro
Rapios'
Micffian-i5ru1f#3"'*:lrlll**.q;:n::
strengthen_thgg*SSggric dangerousdp_g_lsll_--- , ,. - I

Ii,"-i'?.i,il'n-_
onConrmunity I
i l.*"it"ity to establisha Approachto Dog I I
1*-- 1ffi"@lr$sirmAglq"l=- -"1
in GAPITAL
Municipalities that actually had breed specific leEislatiiontftet has since been repealed arp
LTTERS.
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- ViciousAnimclReport

$TWI{YTNR
NORilIRSTUITY
ITTTTRHIHTIT BOG
ftTNilY
fiRIIn$R[$p0il$l[lrr&R$tutnrmrEs
il0ntgonterr80unty,
lnaryland
statistic$alsociteil.
BALIIMORE, MD - A Palm Beach, Floridastudy set out to discover
which breeds were responsible for severe bites. The study found that
relativelyfew bites result in the need for medical attention, and that many
different breeds and mixed breeds are respons,'bfefor.severe inluries*.
1987: "Pit Bulls"rank 7th,with Chow Chows,Rottweilers,CockerSpaniels,
LabradorRetrievers,GermanShepherdsand DoberrnanPinchersranking1utthru
*th
o
19BB:"PitBulls"rankgth,withPoodlesbeing10h'withChowChows,
CockerSpaniels,DobermanPinchers,LabradorRetrievers,
Rottweilers, Golden
German "Hounds"
Retrievers,"Pit Shepherds,and rankinghigher.
1989: Bulls"rank 5h, surpassedby GoldenRetrievers,ChowChows,
Doberman Pinchersand LabradorRetrievers.
1990: "PitBulls"are againSth,with DobermanPinchers,Rottweilers, Chow
Chowand GermanShepherds1'! thru4th.
1991: "PitBulls"are againgth,with Rottweilers,
CockerSpaniels, Golden
ChowChows,LabradorRetriever$, "Hound$",GerrnanShepherds,and
Retrievers,
"Terriers"
rankinghigher.
1992: "PitBulls"rank2nd,with CockerSpanielsscoringhigher
1993: "Pit Bulls"rank Sth,withthe GoldenRetrieveronly 2/1Othsof a
percentagepointbelowthernin 6th.The Dalmatianhas the highestpercentagein
thisyear
- Notes: 'severe' morethanfirstaid. On average,
bitesin thisstudyare comprisedrnostlyof thoserequiring
, lessthan 1% of bitesrequiredadmissionto hosiitat. Noneresultedin deaihdurinqthe sludy pertod'

Of course,these breedidentificationsalsc rrrcludt- mtxtd bnsdr#^ Vfl;unbtr. only purebreds'

Frfl!'rr{tnot
"pitbullrnixes'arenot morelikely
that"pitbulls"and
It is veryclearlydemonstrated
to causea severebitethanotherpopularbreedsof dogs-

Closerto home,Montgomery County,Marylandupholdsa similartheory:

'seriousaffacki inftictedby certainbreedssuchas ?if bulls"and
Rotfuveiterstendto receivea lstof mediapubticity, whileequallysenous
aflacksby other breedsrarely,if ever, receiveany media
aftention...Every dog, givenine rigntcircumsfances, is capableof
a bite. But rememberthatfi?osfdogsof whateverbreedwill
infticting
nevernnict a bitein ttteirentire/ives. If is nof fair ta judge entire
breeds$1tne actionsby a few membersof that breed."
PrinceGeorgeCounty,Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

Flll,iDfua,IGS
SEEfO$fift I.rTEH X{npff trjf

COST IN DOLLARS TOTHE COTJI*I"I]r

- ^+tnirnallvflinagcnrentDivision onty:
20Sl . ?0O3;Expendirures 5551!.fl0*{S,lanpo*.crarrti*tatT}
Rer"enue 5 i5.$fi0

- This estirnatcis cun*lclercdtorv :lr thereitrrefil:lnv vu'ith[,-s

thni arc ditt'rc.ulr
tn quurrity,
such ir-sincrcascsin utilitics. su;rlrlir'sio c,itrcl'ur impourrrjcrltlogs.ctc.

- Exp*:rdilurcsdo not inclrrdccounty pulice depanrnentinr,.mlvsn:*n[, rror loc*l

jurisdictional itln;slvcmcnt.ie. &'lrrnicip:rlpalicc <lrnninralrifit[trultlcpufill*rrls

" $ix all-brstil tlog s|rorvsantl *lcvetl sltaller $lrqnvsh:[vc lq1l tll* {out}ty licprcstrl*n
fr,t:lcl' atld ,urenorv hcld in I [orvsr*!(.ount1'. |,o*s LrfE{,1161y *tlrnntiJrc*'{rustaurantri,
hfiluls, gls" rlte.) ;rs cstitnilledlry tltc A*rericnn KelrneI {]lrrh, is nlrpri:ximatr:ly$ l.S
rltillirwrllcf, v*ilr.

cRilsS AfitiNC]'Ct]S't's
' Pclic*tfu;parlrncl:t
ittveilvr-:ttt*r':l
tluetc crintirr;rl rrf rorh:,{li'liect}i l.;l,ir,,
rraturs s{*.
- il$stsof dculingrvitlrir'1'lolr-issl.l*"
l'ixarrlplc:A "tlrrgat l;rr1:rl"
r:al!rr ottkl rrtluirc * rrsp{lns**rrly by Anim,nlMill'!*S,crllur}i:
* 'pii irull', u'l:stlrct'1!r:.*t
hut iislyr:;il inr'rllvins. tiugis runnirtg,ui $m3;*,*r*uttirc:r.i tu its
-l'his
hackyiudrc.quires policcrlepartrncnt rc$I!r-r!lse,
in aLldition- crolilq.sg$rlcy
inrnolvrinent insr*a$eslhc c*st af *:rchcall {apprnxin:at*ly }ft*tl .'\h,tD"pit lrrrllcnlls'
;urnua[[y)

- l,.c.ss anit:talattsl
vic.iuusnninrill,nuisanc.u
at:ility tr enforc*clrrrcnt*oll-br*ctl-spcsifl{r
slrly anirnallnrvs
Fittiir {loulrty re$r}urtesrm*dto irrrpound;rnrlpr*c**x b*nign -pit lrullx' couldhsttcrbe
usr-xlto lespondto 1'icious, rruisa:rccandstra)'conrplaittts.

- Animal Marragenrentcalls have inere*srrl rlramatieally,frorn !S,0CI0to !,?,0(l0callstrrer

y'ear{2001to ?001 calls}

BITEYEXFOSURESTATISTICS ARE A FR.OBLEh'

- County"bite/exposurestaristics"actuallyuack salivacontaclbenveennon'human
*u*nrals and humans. This cill mednsirnplr scrarehesflrontclaws or nails.and minor
bites. "Bit€/exposurc statistics" are better ternred"rabies exposureincidentslttistics"'

- The County "bit*exposure stadsrics"are rnafldatedby the Surc and argcompiledto

hack potential exposureto rabies. They are not nreanlfor use to dilermine the dangerous
princeGeorgecouniy, Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

pnqpensityof a giuen brccrtof du5.

The 'bresd'of dog is lisfcd on incident rqportsi'eirdcscriptivc Fulpsfi.$sir$t rn.:;rnslc

h*trploc$ts the dog ot ! future derc, and i* generallysuppliedtly th* vlelim, alr eyu*itncss
or the policc. This inforrrtxtiorris subj*crive anrl not confinned; t!r*rr:[*r* ncc*raeyis
qucstir:n*ble, Ilurther, ltrere is no scientifii: $tannqrltrr pinpoirrting ur identiflyingdru
*etualbreedofa dag.

. FTIBLIT]SAFETY :S NOT IJ\,IPROVCDAS A RESUUI' {JF i-&Ss.fiI

- Th$rs is lro transgressi$ncornntiltr:d by own*r or flninral thnt is nnt ccvcred tly anuthtr,
non,brced,specifieportion of the Aninrirl Cantrot fl*dt. {1.e.,r'lcinunilnirrrirl,nilisanec
nninral, Nrushlurvs)

- "l'h* founty rcvised thc Arrirult {,lonrrqrlCr:dc in its entiretyin 3(}tlI , s!rutrgthcning
pcnahics,incrc.isir:glincs :urd rcfinirrg nur viuiuus tl*g stiltttl.a.At ih$t tinle, it r"'u**
iecommcildcdthat 3-1ff5.01bc strickcn-:l* thi; \{orl' Study firuup d*tcnrrinsdthe cfitlot{r
hc rcduntlirnl.
'pit-hul1-
- Animal ldar:agcmcntt)ivisitln lrunriulrlri$ur{:cs!,lr$ichcdthin rc*pnmling.tft
qrf
*ogrph1irrt*.ihui rettgcing rlrcir atrilitl"t*r l*spt:rtdlu viuh{ir:tl* *{hr;r :i**ti$rr*fil't}tE
f,udr:.

, Aninrnl Mantrgcnrcntfacitity rilsuurss:i{spirrr;"utu.) str*tchedtlrin drrctt: reivrllion'o[

ilninmls impruri<!*r!15 a orr*rit ot'lJ-l S5.{11"irntl ;*ve,ilingh*nrings.hy Aninrnl {lunLrol
L ur:rrttissir-rrt.

- (.'onrmissiorrfor r\nimal Coptrg! {ndnrirristratir'**q-rild}casr:l*ud inur*ils*tl tluu ltr

"pir
uppealson rr.gistralinnof nc'w bnlls"' in ctrttnty.

"rqdu;{:{iselturityo[ injurit:s
- CR-6S-2002 n'llq calls fnr reuielv atrtl
for reuierv rer
atrd rec+ntmerreln{i*ttls
ar
ilrfiirr.tcd hy tlags in tlre county''. Ilorvev*r, theru is **rrii&ily nO nr*nilt'ring
rneilliurcmc1tof sevcrity of inciti*rrts in thu enunty, f,)vernll, ins.iti{.rnt
f-bi{c/exp+surc"}
ancl
*trtintics have decline{ st*arlily * 1cn-15s thu b*rrrt}"in a vari*ty of idcntifisd breeds
typcs ofclogs - bY 9ol, sinsc 1996.

- Visual detcrmination of dog brsetl not *'1nflururals rnsdrotl, dlns nrany brr'redsand mix**
aremis-identified.

of "pit bgll" aresuhjsstiv*;thereareno scienrificedtcris

- Defirritionanddetermination

, - Cumentestimatesof licensur*wirhinthepopulariunile vcrylow; without-T-*5t:r,^

ls s[x]r'ru$
informafionorrfheactualpopulationof dogsrvithirtthecounty"cnforcernent
' ai bs*t" ' ,'
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- viciousAnimolReport

Ir "OFERATIONDOG TAffi" PRCIGRAi\'I

BOSTON'S

call with Oflicer Flnnaganrsvealedthefollowing:

- Conferencs
Holistic,crossagencyprogramdesignedto increasepublic$afetythroughpublic
edueationandcommunityoutreash
\rtasvglrvrl sls vvr'rra'Fr"'J - _" -

-furimalControlcallsin oneBostsndistrictdroppedby 85%in thefirstsixto

fwelvemonthsafterimpl,ementafionof thisprogram.

* Licensingcompliance from approxi$ately15%ts

in this districtskyrocketsd
over50%prioo* George'scnuntylicensingc,ompliance
vv vvv'sv s vuLu
at l2-lsyoJ
estimated

efforts-
- Excellentadjunctto domesti*viulensspreventioR
princeGeorgecouniy, Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

RecoilrfirEN Il'tTItlNS su $coilIht l]''raE

JLlttnratlv{:t to hreetl *pecilie l*rr srfulressirgpubiic safst-l"

"sperali*n,IlosJ-ilc".
--+^-Lr:r,-d+^ n,r,r-*-. |rniIuthEr:icrior,rs
{Ot*ideratiorr of fnmrilrg a task tbrce to addrc*s dogs.ust-d$:s$/ftsp$nr
arrinr,lltfucatsto public s+fcly.

I"Tndings:
tt ffilHflily gi$c$
tlrcccl *pccilic legislation tlocs rrot :rddre*sthc prablcnr* of puhlic Yt-tl
gr*'ncrss.tilih to stlr*:r breerl's +f clogsor
u futu* ,*n** of sicurity to thc prrblic. Thc becl
bicccls 6ut cc,ntinnathu iltcg*t a{tl$ities'Jusl lnxntrsclhe
;;ffi;t;il1tl,lti;"iri"s"t ist" Fur llrrr*afet'ycrl the
clag*ilr* n*t visihlc rto+snot-nr*an that tirc pra$lcnrsdoll't Jx
putrlic {hcsc prablcnrs ncerl to be a{idr*sscd'
''Spcr*ti*n1)3$ T1U" task f$rce nnd
The Vicious Dog Task l;o(+r trirsreviewe<ltlo$ton's
of till task fsnccs{ualitrg
sginken ith thosi'involve* rvirii ttris opcration- Il is tfu inqrqlcl
accurdirrg to an flrticlc iu J*nunr1'1'{}03'
rviitr crvncrs af dogs uscd to tlrrcatcl thr: put lic
,,}{,cadeCs lrc*n ir*prnr'cd drrclo ttr* lask foru*" A nurnhcr*l[
Digr.st,,. Public safery has
hrws' htll n';*ri{'i'I"{u hc arvurcr'rfthe
*nllnrl slvncr$ arc tnorc rhan rvilling tu t'bid# b1' lhe
'Ilrc whqrrgtft :het:onliicttd'
la,6,S- task forcc icflt ctlucatiotr rirntr.'ri*li,nii,tfc"nrati6rl tllr
'E'l:r.ts
tt*ltrrcd1$rjtl"rF{)trlj:'th*pr:oylc t$ tsl}L}rtstrsPrciolt"i ilulit'iti'rtlrqlurituultylrrityrrl*hing;
has bwn
thc prog,rilllri! $ucefss.t"iccrr.s;ng ot'nniriuts irlrsirtcrcascdirrrdpuhrli';rufi:ly
crtharlcutl-

Rrcotttmtntlations;
itrliilticlat$Lil*
rli w{:rpons ,rrlxing thclrr t*
'flrcncas n * still htrvqorvncrsusirtg irnirwrl$
thc lbl ltrvi r:E-:
prUi- I tif' riit*. O**rg*'* ('lnurrtl r! e rccotl] tDrrtd
for-$T:3.l]?" visiousAnirnats:
*changerhcfincsfromcivil pePltl 1ocriruinalpenalr5'
Forr.i*i*uu[isur*r:=ru_urrr:;Hfiffi#ll*
Addrosec.r_l16.01.
resrricrions.
*lnvs.
Anirnul Managernenl
*Crcatea task lbncecombinirrgagencies(policc departrnentand
thmtmred,
torwpond
trivision) ,* --rt*l AEe.**e'iui,;;:ffiffi;. *f-,)'is
U* Anirnal
unil"tr:beo* rhistacl{'f:rc::-s-l11lyl|*sunt]'"
Utilizethopolice''speeiahies
",**r. This would be ar no cost to ttrc
ManagementDivisionii'*orf*
addressedaround:
The Sotl of the ta$k forg* v+ouldbe ! ,,- - -
isp*"* #iil*uuili:v-Tfl:,T*iqlrhorhcod'
first$othere
l. FublicSafetv
3' Give handou;;;;;; rot a*ti*ting animalprobtremn'
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- viciousAnimolReport

The tssk force lvCIuldbe activatedlts nes.dedfrom somplflintsreceivedby eitherthe

Divisionor thspolinedepartrnent.
AnimalManagement

Visibility andcornmunicarions with this tssk forceprogrem.The

sr* th* key tc success
i*tsfustisn\{riththe csmmunityenhnnees thechancefor gettingin{brnrationconcerning
srdmslriolalions andalleviatingth* prnhlems"
join
Ofherspe*ialieedunits tdrug unit$anddnmmsticviolenceunits)canbe catlerJin to
theteamwhenneeded"

anddetermination'
Thetaskforcewill be lorv in cost.but full of cledicatirrn
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

ffifrEfr
Appendicer 1a

'ri.
Jehnsie t{ayE
Executirre DireCtos
F.O. Box 480651
EoirTfiol AssgcutrtoN Ka.lr=aE Cit?+ UO 64L48
n*Trplr*L Alllital

liovembe^r L 5. 1Es4

The liatiena,]- .d.uiaal Cont:'of Jlssociatisn l--r.as'deve]-oped lhe fo11o'-'iag

jrolicy in regsfiis ttr dangerous/rri.eitlus elmimal-s:
-Dangerous andlo; ricieus a,nj.ua.l-.s shsuld be labeled as sr:cb as a
result of tbeir acliens or behaviclr a.nd n'ct because of tiree=
"
breed.
"Ar-:y a:rirua.] Eay exb,ibit aggressiwe behE*'ior regardless of breed'
AccuFately ident.:.fying a sp+eif ic slniual's J.ineage for proseculion
pu*po=*" r*y be extreuely tiiff icutt. .Ariditione.i.f y, breed specirf ic
iegislaz,j-on eay create *n undue bUrden tg} orrsers l.?bo otber*iise have
"
riepsnstraieci proP€r Il€t nanaeie&ent ;tnd r€sPoq'sibii-ity'

aninais ere
NAGA's poliey FeeonDeutiati:olls f cr dangeross/vicious
ava.i.J-abie upstr reguest-

Siscevel:,

\ r .-\-^\.a
*..<-L L*- -r i I L;-.-.----l
t
\
'f .
Johnnie !!ays
Execut"ive Directsr
tlational .{niqaL Cont:ro} Assaciation
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Appendices lb

A-neEnrc.*_Iri \'rrux.tmurmAn.Tr lVfrnrc.*.r. Assocl.*,rrox

1991 N. T,IFACT{.{M HFAD" SUITE 1OO I sct{Att}NBug6. tt t r1gQ1$6D173{960
PHOTG 7IFS25-8070 FAX 7E-SE13A

DjlRGEffiITIE EffiM'BT" IffIS.eIfltC[q

falTrtred !{f eb;e eftB Exeerti-ve tlsasdn 1948}

3be eIZlEI tq54nrts d4rrge=rrus aaillaS" t ry t:s*e' effrstEft crf,

Eri.eJ.aeion
g|E'"EffiE€lrstrrrovidedtbaBtreqriEl"afisadEleslotEefEcospeei.*iebregls
,'clasees sf *ai-raJ.e- ELi-E f€girl-Etiou slranr}.d be d.ire*ed at foF,Eiag saf,*rr
trf t-be gen€sa,l prb].ic e]'agrisi"ed as *r=rrgqrsree aEd
l,,,Irrqreeetim frffi Fnirnals
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- viciousAnimolReport

Appcnelices 1c

THU AnnsnrcAru KehiNEt CLUB

CAT'TINE LEGIS LAT! ON DETARTlVIENT

Position Statement

'DANGEROUS DOG'' COI{"[B.OL LEGISLATION

iawsto governue
TfueAmEricanKennel Club supparrsrsascnable-enforc#able,nun*disrriminatoq,v
'we
their dogs. suppon
ownershipof dogs. The AKC 6siisves *rar dog otr"nrr$shouldbercsponsibiefor
*dangerous"basedon sared.
lawsftag: esnbjish a fair props5 bv which qpecific dogs a.reidsntifiedas
a urell-deftned
a,*ssurableactions. impose appropriarepnalries on ireqprnsible o*nterr: and est*biish
dogsprovento be
ncthodfor deating with dogs provcn to be dang*rous, Etreheiicvethar"if nEeessa4"
any
-drygcrous,"ma!-nerd ro he humanely desuoyed. Ttre Anurican KennelCiub *rongly oprposes

phenoqpic classcsof riogs"

*gislarionthar dererrninesa dog to ire'"danssrous" basedon spaeificbreedsor
PrinceGeorgeCounty,Morylond- ViciousAnimolRepori

{''' ' i\ppl: n

h'IARTT"AND YETERINARY MEDIC AL ASSO CIATIO }.i

fuqsscladanH eadquart€rs
8CI15 Drivc, Sr$rcA + $rlrimore,MrrylEndziz3ilq??
Co{Fdret*,
Fhoac:41S931.-33t4 * Fsr: {r$g3t-2S6,0
1 r;,.anvrvrdvrrr.org
M\rytA @Mfr.utr6tmratAlllance.cox4

Offici*l Position CInllnnger$u.s ftlirnal Legislation

The MarylandVeterinaryMedicalAssnciatiqtr andsupports

encourage,$
;rdi"."fu that promorersspoilsiblepet ownershlranaat the sase timeFrotect
tdp"bti; ft;; Eangerous aid r,{cinuianimals- WeopposelegislaH:"tllt
that this is a
rs5tnctsor rlrohibiti certainbreedsof dngsosincewe ds notbelirye
woikablesolution.

FtederiekF. Everhart,D\IM, JD
ImmediatePastPresident
princeGeorgecounty, Morylond- viciousAnimolReport

r\pperrc|ucs I*

.:
d Mrrch ?{,103
': *lHi'I'l
To Whom lt MrrYConccrn'
EI,m*
rtt*|l|if''til'E
TbsHtrhrrtc S$cintyqf thp Unitcd qtilc$ {flB!$}hulhe*rr s.r}hd to E$erorr
ffi- podtion on brEGdgp+cific iasucs rs tht3r purtain io do5p.
.,:, FEil m. -
,.ffiff"
Spccific_LcpelariontB3;tl it s cornr*snfrst a,grprorclrytTry cor$sunitics
,i E1|ffi"** Pod
i,, Fi.*xr.n - arkc- Thenkfirliy,oncsresaErcbi* condugtalmustronrnunitylcark:ncorrtctly
i.''"ry*rc.rtiueltrrtE$Lwodtgo1vctitproblc.tutthcyfuauw1{lttargcr+ueilngp.TbeIIsU$
H;# oppose.s lcgirlation lirrrcd at aradicutirrj,or rtisrly rcgulutiag,dopbarad rolcly on
elFlk4+rr' tilcir bre*d &r n nurnberof rea$lss.
*rps:rltim
rl: rtr'qg*rttgor
'iircrs :rr1;uv€r 4.5
flI# raillicn {og bitas cnchyrar. Tlri* is ns rsilirnsts*s therc is ns
;f w*nmmr centralveportiogage.acy frn dog hites,fhushrsudanrtotbrr inf,qrr aion it aal
wfgCr
. .5llw,!q,* casurerl. Out of rhc nrillions ofbhcs, abtul l&30 *t fatai oochpat' ]!rhil._
. rhctfFnrmtrrrC
.nrrolJllli: *irainty tragro.it reprtseue fi Ysrl' srrall rnsnhcrststiadsaltytrrd shoulduolbo
ffi,LHiT- a* a bcsisfor rveq:ing legixl*rivechnrgna"
conritlercd
.ILF dtl(lH,tt
" 'l'o
ffitffrr*.nt bc undoratood' rimply
lt i* in$+reriyc that ttr* dng pq:rrlado* in the Enrnnrunity
ttttrr+rlil! ir,
fi.nr*l.rsrlrlir pull nurnhem ef slhfiks e"ti"ir givu an Ecr,[$&tercprun*ntaticnnof abr*rl
mffiff*.* ilcsocry. Forexwuplc' if 1uuicvicwt *sdy rlf itatli-t- 11havcbea 5 Etttclcg
, ss15d rxrurilru- bv Goltlrm Rctsievcrsin s.EoriluluEitl/'dfid t 0 attnsk*by Fit Eulls in thnr raurc
trtw{E B#ra"t+s if you ]ook at
,,,rffnr*e*n trorguunity it ,*,ouJtinppsurther pit htrtu *u nrorr dangctcu.r'But,
Co$eu RCtr'krtrt
jn rlaf Ccn*rUnily Eqdluefnrhaf thqs arg5{
gui{{il{l. tt',e
,;.,*o.r.rr$*or*,'rn
frfd{
r,,+dOgporpulations
r.srtk,
.rhr',qr,e.rrq I F . $rcsc$t I and soil rir guua. ths$ the f ii nrn* rl atturlly lhc :ufet brcod rtutirticrlly'
*isJbarrrfl{rc.bt

ffitrW \t'triic trrccdig onai'nctorrfuer, it +larrcsnsnltlbf

cophilrut*stn n dog'stLflTp{nxmcnt"
lhlaL$qi*ui fir?. A
h* conrmrnity'
*bd ri'is .*r* unrg-ro po*i*t *t u*.o- a dog msy Fof,c a aangrr t o .ti* ^* 'l{cdit:rl
Essar{lsrJr
*rc*{
{ .
rr?tsrnb€r200SrUrdy puUliufraUt- ;**rit qf *. Arrerlr;st
.Vpterinwy
rnrs6{r ry iuuatsletJ}risrint' thcre'pa*
,:ffi ,*!r.*r*. failet-fixlay:specrrrr.nqpof) furthcc 199t' a$i
*op
.1ttrythf ,r,,,tui[* i" nt- UunJJStrto from r9?9thrsurb
dog bircrel^Etat-dGlifiJ,t
Hf*H-*- ;.#il
rv #r;;;;;;E*' yoor**r'minccin ttrortudy{ tryt twcnrlpEvp
''*tto'titg t
'::&#rrlqnir'
Itrhl,Cnr+k.
traveUmrrinYotvcdh SoUt
rlilfirnat
- brccdsor ctusebrcdsof dog:g ,.-
thc
,rya$r . pitbulh mdfonrrdtcnfO
:::frypi**s . hursanbcing. gr'eds eited raag* frmn thoon-*-:igttA
nrtrfn||lsh.,'-Id,
.,.g+rp,*qs;q ".[$fwqf loy* UrrJ of $t" E$ngdr. T[o atrldy Wal corduetod by t grotry
legnndor5r
f.|Irt'rltEl
r'rdr.Hr mdplftlich*trhoxpcrla'
ofvguriouinrs. meai*t fuclsrs, undprychotrogy
lSfiP,kx
PrinceGeorgeCounty,Morylond- ViciousAnimolRepori

Tbs rnaincgncluliorrof thr studywcsrhu

ssvcrnlteetiorl!ilrclurlingrt* inflo*r p,Gf,brcrdrpeai*creglaruiondcs*n,rw*rk for
muringsnror+,rncitof
le.;;;;H",',Hi}ffi Lffi i#il1ffi ?ff
et{aulwrq;rc'*nt rr rcry.snran pordqs
"iili."nr*roa iqiu"i"r, &ud chcFlrdnot be thr rn4jor
foclor driring prlbLicpelicy -l ,e*ig."U,
arrrudvcxiatr*d;d*'lii*;"-f,.-r"*?nffi#ffi
' ' - - E' ffi iHffi ffi*t1'ffi*
lhatsnrrlyfor yow iuformuion.

Two dcEqdcs agq,pit tulls anrlro$o'rillcr:

ts us sondsrn.Ar thnt drnc it wa: tric tlobcnrim {thernnslrwaet brccdsrug*tod} rrrcrco.flitt6,
pinschcrwho wal b*ing vrliliad. Two
y@rs4eans Q|lFhadhcsrd of lhe Prcgacannria
brccd,inl.otvcdia the lrfl{ig, fstel rttacL
an lliane \1 hiple in_Califsrnta af 1001, iluw, ilrx brccd i-abdng soughtby
iudividualswhc desirrther*w "kill* in ],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-unuarf
d.rl'i urr**,.,rorciy"fic $rohr*rn doE'&r asy
givcn tinrr is oftcn ihe r:r+stpopuilr brcef e:nong
ircdir_id;16whi rcrd te be
irrcrponrible' if nat abusivc,in rlrec+ntrsrar,chcepin6nf their prr*.
srrnptyFnrt,if i,ou
b*n tma brced,iudividuerr rvill ju$ moyc on m arurtbd
onc. Biming a biwd ooly ,i*or,
up thc timcuble"

LloElrnrnn'i&es
tlat h:tvei:unntd *pecific brcecslrtvc discsvoredtfouth lr*a rrol bcsatht
ttsy $n$l+'crthcy llrouglrt it rvould be In fc*L it har trccnrio anrv/cr et ull, In *trrng{re1g,
tncdir lrypl hasactually incrcasrdth+ dem*,nCfar dagsrrhoeehrcc+!iu in rXrugt*uf trcing
buncd, ,qn;m&lcuil..ro:egencics,cvBnrbos$ilrgt rt'Ensll fundedan+!cqelippid,have
.fbrrsdtltu lsws tc]bryau crtforcarwrtaighhrar*.

l{*-quieli$ruplrcci! ot a s1:cuifi*brqcrl{ail tc arjdrr*nthe tnrrgolprublemsrf nbusc,

nggrc"*aian ri$ning, md ineq*naible cog ownrrdrip, Asrfi, brscd *lun* ir rwt an
arlrxiufirindictcr of e dog's prop+r-altylo trirc- R+!hur,o doB'r rerukncyto bitc is a
prutSuclrl{'ricl'srajfiu;r$rs.incirrr"iiqg
but not lir.riitedlt:

- early sseialir.:tisn. or lrck therc of, of thr dog lo penptr

* soumi obeciiqrcetrai$ing for rccogplitiouuf wtrrra hs sr shi "fitd' q'ith
relerd to dominnrrccnrrdpcnplc or urixnining, for fightiug or
irrurbasffl aggpt*riot
- tcnctic mrkoup, including brssJ $Edttmina q'ithin a hreld
- quslily of car* urd ruperrnirhn by rhs aw[Hr {is dle d*g part of fte hmily
or is sb€ kopt cluincd outridr)
- cirrrrrntlevela of eocielizaticnuf thc dog withhis Er hcr hwnsn fqgtly
- bCrryior af tbc yictim
- whcther the rleg bas bcen spryed nr ncr.rtgfcd

Jf thc gwl iu rp offcr coarmunitipsbcttcrprotcctionfiprn degr whp rrt drngrmlu, thgr

lhoughrfiil lcgirlui,nn thrt ddregcs re*pcneiblodog kerFingis tn crd€r. L.c*ialrtien
dmcd rt Frnirhing tlrs ownsr of the dog rethu rhm euni*ldir thn fug is fffi urpre
PrinceGeorgeCounty,Morylond- ViciousAnimolReport

c{feotiw in rcducing thlnu.ybcr oltg b*Gsild atlecka.

ws* eufursc*r.nrm-hrerd-
rpccific lawa offer arr +flipctivc aad f{ir eolutisn to frs;;bffi
of,dangrmu dogs ia all
comrruaitic+

tromprchardve "dog bite" lcgiilalio'4, couglcd with b*tec csnau.mcrcdw$ion rnd.

forrort roqponritrlc pe{ kce,piageffsrtr, nrould do fu mmmto Frgtgorcf,Elmrrnitisf tb|o
bemriag a epccific hrecd, I msourugc ynu to ftsd, the f,oramr*atryApprur,h to Dw Bfra
Prevantionby th* Autrican Vt{sris{rs futsdicalfusodirtlsn, evafl;bh to bo mud rt
brus/
Thr IISUS ia csnrtnittetl to kecpingdogEundpcrylc snilEsndil svEilableEBdwil1hsb
oFcr guidarrccurd rdvice should1ru choooeio Arankgiotrtiorr rhsrwill dctrsescbt
irrcidcncsof dogbiteaandnggruseion.

-dl$l gccour wshsit* wjnf .nodqFbifeg.$g for infonaalion.t dohopcyouwill rc*sn*id*"

yuur crrrrontban. FlcaaEl.ctms know if LeanEndrv{tanyotharqu'e*tiong.

B*st wishes.