Please help stop the limiting and/or banning of Pit Bull breeds in the city limits of San Angelo,TX. Please sign this petition, so that we may take this information with us to help fight for our babies. 

Over the years we have watched many cities, counties and states come for peoples dog by way of Breed Specific Legislation. We recently watched them impose and implemented common sense legislation. Our animals in San Angelo TX are now required to be licensed,  vaccinated and micro-chipped. Now, they have decided to take things a little further. We the people of this fine city have agreed to the common sense legislation. What we will not agree with is targeting certain breeds of dogs based on their looks. We are fighting to stop San Angelo from implementing what they are wording as "action related to limiting pit bull breeds within the city limits."

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AN AGENDA OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE HE CITY OF SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
• 12PM – Thursday, April 21, 2016
• McNease Convention Center, South Meeting Room
• 500 Rio Concho Drive
• REGULAR AGENDA: part d.
  Discussion and possible action related to limiting pit bull breeds within the city limits.

 

http://cosatx.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=15177

THE MCNEASE CONVENTION CENTER IS ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ACCESSIBLE ENTRIES AND SPECIALLY
MARKED PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE NEAR THE BUILDING. IF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO OBSERVE OR
COMMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICE OF THE MANAGER, 3142 HWY 67 N., 657-4224, AT LEAST 24
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

In an effort to provide our viewing public with information on the various City Boards and Commissions, this meeting will be recorded and broadcasted on Local Government Channel 17. For a schedule of all broadcasts, contact the Public Information Office at 481-2727 or visit our website at www.cosatx.us As a courtesy to those in attendance, please place your cell phone on “silent” or “vibrate”.

Thank you!

I. OPEN SESSION
a. Call to Order
b. Public Comment
The Advisory Committee takes public comment on all items in the Regular Agenda. Public input on a Regular Agenda
item will be taken at its appropriate discussion. Public input on an item not on the Agenda or Consent Agenda may be
identified and requested for consideration by the Advisory Committee at this time. The Advisory Committee may
request an item to be placed on the future agenda, or for a Consent Agenda item to be moved to the Regular Agenda
for public comment.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Consideration of approving the February 18, 2016 regular meeting minutes.
III. REGULAR AGENDA: PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT
a. Discussion and possible action related to monthly shelter numbers for February and March 2016.
b. Discussion and possible action related to ASAC bylaws.
c. Discussion and possible action related to update on shelter fee schedule.
d. Discussion and possible action related to limiting pit bull breeds within the city limits.
e. Consideration of future agenda items.
f. Adjournment.

Given by order of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee and posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551, before Monday, April 18, 2016, 12:00PM.
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Robert Salas, Neighborhood & Family Services Director

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The state of Texas has a law preventing local governments from passing laws related to BSL see the link and excerpt below:

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/HS/htm/HS.822.htm

TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANIMALS
CHAPTER 822. REGULATION OF ANIMALS

Sec. 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or municipality may place additional requirements or restrictions on dangerous dogs if the requirements or restrictions:

(1) are not specific to one breed or several breeds of dogs; and

(2) are more stringent than restrictions provided by this subchapter.