| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to dangerous dogs; amending s. 767.14, |
| 3 | F.S.; eliminating the prohibition of breed-specific local |
| 4 | government regulation of dangerous dogs; providing an |
| 5 | effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Section 767.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 10 | read: |
| 11 | 767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized.--Nothing |
| 12 | in this act shall limit any local government from placing |
| 13 | further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of |
| 14 | dangerous dogs or developing procedures and criteria for the |
| 15 | implementation of this act, provided that no such regulation is |
| 16 | specific to breed and that the provisions of this act are not |
| 17 | lessened by such additional regulations or requirements. This |
| 18 | section shall not apply to any local ordinance adopted prior to |
| 19 | October 1, 1990. |
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |