The law removes the 24-hour waiting period before law enforcement can intervene that existed in the 2007 tethering law. The length of an outdoor restraint must be 10 feet long or five times the dog’s length from nose to tail. Under the changes, owners will be barred from tying up their dogs outside with chains or weighed-down restraints. Senate Bill 5 was signed into law on Octoby Governor Greg Abbott and goes into effect on January 18, 2022. Texas passes Safe Outdoor Dogs Bill, which prohibits dogs from being left unattended or cruelly restrained outside. At least 22 other states have previously enacted such legislation. Other small dog breeds are statistically more aggressive and insurance claims for liability related to dog bites are actually a small percentage of all claims according to a NYS Animal Protection Federation white paper developed in support of the NY legislation (see also The Case Against Dog Breed Discrimination by Homeowners' Insurance Companies, 11 Conn.
based solely upon harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds.” Animal advocates contend that insurance breed bans were the result of sensationalized news stories on pitbulls from the 1980s. no insurer shall refuse to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium or rate. On October 30th, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 4254, which states, “ith respect to homeowners’ insurance policies. Over the summer, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed SB 103 into law, which prohibits an insurer from refusing to issue, cancelling, refusing to renew or increasing the premium or rate for certain policies of insurance on the sole basis of the specific breed or mixture of breeds. Nevada and now New York pass legislation to prohibit discrimination based on dog breed by insurance companies. and abroad demonstrate a shift in the pets-as-property paradigm. One of the lawyers involved said the case was "pioneering" because the judge referred to the parties as "jointly responsible" and "co-caretakers" rather than just "co-owners." Some suggest that such changes to these laws both in the U.S. Across the pond, a court in Madrid, Spain granted joint custody to divorcing spouses of a dog named Panda. New York joins Alaska, California, Illinois, and New Hampshire as states with laws that allow companion animal considerations in marriage dissolution. The amends the domestic relations law by allowing court to determine the "best interest of such animal" in awarding possession of a companion animal. On October 25, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed A05775 into law (go to and enter the bill number in the search index to read the bill). New York joins four other states with "best interests" of pets in divorce laws while Spain recognizes "co-caretakers" in pioneering divorce court ruling.
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