[RDOWS]

Thanks Joe....
The meeting can be read from here
http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/commminute.asp


cmbmeetdate=2445&file=false

there was overwhelming support of the
Chapter 5 rewrite. Desite a lot of really good fighting and putting
this off the shaved-off measures were passed this am. We were never
able to touch article 17 which is the BSL banning PIT BULLS as if
they open that one up it would go under State Law which currently
prohibits BSL.

7A
073384 Ordinance
ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ANIMALS; DELETING AND REPLACING SECTIONS 5-
1 THROUGH 5-16 AND 5-18 THROUGH 5-25 IN THEIR ENTIRETY; AMENDING
SECTIONS 8CC-8 AND 8CC-10 OF THE CODE; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR
ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PENALTY; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN
THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE [SEE ORIGINAL ITEM UNDER FILE NOS.
072490 AND 072809] [SEE AGENDA ITEM NO. 7B](Animal Services)
Amended

REPORT: It was moved by Commissioner Heyman that the foregoing
proposed ordinance be adopted as amended. This motion was seconded
by Commissioner Martinez, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a
vote of 10-0 (Commissioners Jordan, Sosa, and Chairman Barreiro were
absent).
11/28/2007 Forwarded without recommendation by the Health and
Public Safety Committee
12/18/2007 Deferred by the Board of County Commissioners


7B
072484 Ordinance
ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ZONING; AMENDING SECTIONS 33-1, 33-13, 33-
255, AND 33-259 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AMENDING
DEFINITION OF DOG KENNEL; PERMITTING DOG KENNELS IN BU-3 AND IU-1
DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION
IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE [SEE AGENDA ITEM NO. 7A]
(Department of Planning & Zoning) Amended

REPORT: It was moved by Commissioner Heyman that the foregoing
proposed ordinance be adopted as amended. This motion was seconded
by Commissioner Moss, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a vote
of 9-1 (Commissioner Gimenez voted "no;" Commissioners Jordan, Sosa,
and Chairman Barreiro were absent).
9/4/2007 Withdrawn by the Board of County Commissioners
9/4/2007 Scheduled for a public hearing by the Board of County
Commissioners
9/18/2007 Adopted on first reading by the Board of County
Commissioners
9/18/2007 Tentatively scheduled for a public hearing by the Board
of County Commissioners
10/11/2007 Deferred by the Health and Public Safety Committee
11/28/2007 Forwarded without recommendation by the Health and
Public Safety Committee
12/18/2007 Deferred by the Board of County Commissioners

Joe Morweiser
South Florida Bull Terrier Rescue League Inc.

[screamin'eagle]

...I think that if we can get places like Miami Dade, Denver, etc to change on the BSl issues I would think that we can turn the tide nationally.

[joethebully]

I agree but Miami will not even change a comma in the Article 17 of Chapter 5 because that opens Pandoras legal box. Technically in FL BSL is still banned. They let Miami get away with it through grandfathering. Please excuse my ranting....

They are such a huge area yet only one shelter? And how many of those dogs are pit types we never see? LOTS I know I toss and turn at night after walking the runs of 74th street.

Not only do we have BSL and MSN down here we have a huge noose around rescue groups such as myself. The honest rescues do not stand a chance they get us for SO many fees it is terrible. And where do we go for money the H$U$ you get the idea. I rather pay for it myself.

Palm Beach the County I live in has the County Attorney that was PETAS ex attorney and that is what we are up against down here.

I was at 4 of the 5 chapter 5 meetings in Miami, there was OVERWHELMING support from the people, they had to table the meeting one time to recruit people on their side, and guess what it was city workers.

So yes I think caca runs uphill, and we are seeing it down here they carry that 89 page BSL to all the meetings and spread the word to all the shelters and next thing you know i am paying them to join. Mind you some give dogs to us for free some for 18 dollars. I mean you need 30 million for a new shelter and the County says go to heck and you charge 18 dollars for a FULLY worked up dog, tax, tag and title so to speak. Chip spay, meds to be exact.

Where is the logic in all of this? Why impose laws that force the dogs north to us, only to only charge 18 dollars and then complain they cannot get money. I mean rescues? would you charge an adoptive parent 20 bucks with the works? No yet they fee us to death the entire thing is way out of hand and is total chaos.

Thanks for letting me rant.