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House passes bill limiting local breed-specific dog ordinances after extended debate
Summary
After a long floor debate over local control, public safety and property rights, the House passed HB97 to prohibit local breed-specific bans; supporters said breed bans are unworkable and arbitrary, while opponents urged local discretion and better statewide policies for post-attack responses.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 passed House Bill 97, a measure that limits local governments— authority to enact breed-specific bans on dogs.
Representative King, sponsor of the bill, said breed-specific ordinances are poor public policy: they target classes of animals rather than individual dangerous animals, require costly enforcement (including DNA testing), and can unfairly…
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