Pit Bulls Banned in Madisonville
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Updated: 10:13 AM Feb 15, 2008
Pit Bulls Banned in Madisonville
Pit bulls are no longer welcomed, or legal, in Madisonville. The city council passed an ordinance Monday effectively banning pit bulls within the city limits.
Posted: 9:15 PM Feb 14, 2008
Reporter: Joe Brown
Email Address: brown@kbtx.com
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Pit bulls are no longer welcomed, or legal, in Madisonville. The city council passed an ordinance Monday effectively banning pit bulls within the city limits.

Those who already have the breed can keep them, but there are some rules to follow. You have to have at least $100,000 of liability protection and a $30 annual permit. The dog must be kept in a locked pen or muzzled and leashed when taken out of the pen.

A "Beware of Dog" sign must be posted and you have to provide a photo of the pit bull to the city. Also, you can't sell or transfer a dog within the city limits. And if your dog has puppies, you have 10 weeks to get them out of Madisonville.

Failure to comply with the ordinance could result in a fine of $50 a day.

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Posted by: Renee Location: Madisonville on Jan 28, 2012 at 04:03 PM

Why can't people do their research before such stupid laws? They see some pits fighting (because they are forced to) so all the sudden pits are 'oh so bad and dangerous' It's been forgotten that pits were the #1 American dog, the #1 dog for people with children because of how good they are with children. It's forgotten a pit was Helen Kellers dog and what about good ole Teddy Roosevelt. Yeah, remember him? But get some idiots forcing the dogs to fight, then more idiots thinking it's fun to make their pits mean and what happens? all the sudden, it's not dobermans or german shepards anymore that are oh so bad, it's pits. Forget the fact that er's #1 dog bit is from labs. And yes, I have a lab. Sweet, loveable lab. But you wouldn't want to even think about acting like you were going to hurt me, or you would be in the emergency room also from that sweet, loveable lab. Banning is beyond ridiculous, try banning the idiots that make the dogs mean. Ban THEM from Madisonville! Just don't send them to the county because my next dog WILL be a pit
Posted by: john Location: jacksonville fl on Dec 2, 2010 at 08:04 AM

pitbulls are the best dogs its just the stupid owners that give them the bad name whats funny is the people who dont like pitbulls have never had a bad experience with a pit its what they hear on the news golden retrievers bite more people in the us but you dont hear about that we need to ban ignorance
Posted by: Maple on Jun 26, 2010 at 04:37 PM

Now they'll strip dogs from families, stripping what to some are like sons and daughters out of their homes. Then they'll learn that not only have they made anyone whose dog looks like a pit unhappy, but anyone who has to pay taxes as well. I don't know how long it will before they realize that the people who raised the dangerous dogs in the first place are still raising dogs that are dangerous. (Sighs sadly) I wish people would just learn that history repeats itself.It's fact that just about every dog attack that happens is because A.) Dog wasn't socialized properly B.) Dog wasn't cared for right C.) Dog wasn't respected (kids throwing rocks, getting too close to pups,dog treated like a human etc.) Pits don't have locking jaws. If their brains do swell it will kill them, they'd have seizures and go into coma before dying. Bite PSI is unreliable, but the few sites I've seen bother with it place the pit below the german shepherd.
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