How many people, including children, would be dead today if those dogs were kept outside?
Bill Number S.B. 1578 Prohibits a person from tethering, fastening, chaining, tying, or restraining a dog to a dog house, tree, fence, or other stationary object for an unreasonable period of time. If you live in California, please contact your state assembly member and urge him or her to support S.B. 1578. Update; as of 1-07, this bill was passed. It is now against the law to chain, tether, or restrain your dog to any fixture for longer than three hours. BILL NUMBER: SB 1578 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 27, 2006 INTRODUCED BY Senator Lowenthal (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Koretz) FEBRUARY 23, 2006 An act to add Chapter 8(commencing with Section 1 22335) to Part 6 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to dogs. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST SB 1578, as amended, Lowenthal Dogs: tethering prohibition. Existing law contains various provisions relating to the health, safety, and humane treatment of animals, such as birds, horses and other equines, and a
