Results
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Author |
Citation | Summary | Type |
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| FAQ: Dogs Transported in Pickup Truck Beds | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This FAQ explores the few states that address dogs or other animals riding unsecured in the back of pickup trucks. | Article |
| 2021 Statutory Amendments Table | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center | This table details the animal-related legislative changes that occurred across all fifty states in 2021. Links are provided to the amended laws and a summary of the change appears in the adjacent column. | Topic Table |
| Table of 2011 Amendments to Animal Laws | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This table provides a topic overview of laws passed or amended in late 2010/2011. Links to the text of the amended laws are provided. |
Topic Table |
| Dog Leash Laws | Rebecca Wisch |
Brief Summary of State Dog Leash Laws
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Topical Introduction | |
| Overview of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This overview of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act provides annotations that link into a more detailed legal discussion of the Act. The summary reviews the historical underpinnings behind the passage of the Act and an examination of the major amendments to the original Act. Finally, the legal issues and controversies spawned by challenges to the Act are briefly summarized. |
Article |
| Detailed Discussion of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Law Legal and Historical Center |
This article explores the history and text of the BGEPA. It further examines the relevant legal issues spawned by the Act, including free exercise challenges by Native Americans, the abrogation of treaty rights, commerce in eagle parts, and requisite intent for criminal prosecution under the Act. |
Article |
| Detailed Discussion of Assistance Animal Laws | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This discussion examines the federal service animal provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the relevant states. In doing so, states' equal access, criminal interference, and white cane laws are examined in addition to other laws. |
Article |
| Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) Table of Related Cases | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This table provides links to cases involving BSL (breed-specific legislation). |
Article |
| 2015 State Law Amendments | Rebecca F. Wisch | Animal Legal & Historical Center |
This table summarizes the statutory amendments that occurred in 2015. The table gives a brief description of the changes and links to the actual text of the laws. |
Topic Table |
| Overview of Pet Number Restrictions in Municipal Ordinances | Rebecca F. Wisch | Michigan State University College of Law |
This legal discussion overviews the typical elements in municipal ordinances that restrict the number of pets a person can own. It analyzes the relevant cases and provides examples ordinances that limit the number of dogs a person can own. Both nuisance regulations and zoning regulations are discussed, as well as the broad police powers municipalities enjoy. |
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