What is Breed Specific Legislation (aka BSL)?
Breed-specific legislation (BSL), is any law, ordinance or policy which pertains to a specific dog breed or breeds, but does not affect any others. The term is most commonly used to refer to legal restrictions or prohibitions on the breeding and ownership of certain breeds. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed-specific_legislation) BSL: An Opinion from the Animal Legal & Historical Center (MSU College of Law) “Breed-specific legislation is not an effective approach for regulating dogs’ behavior in communities. Although such bans might comfort individuals who have had unpleasant experiences with particular breeds or have heard of attacks by specific dog breeds in the media, the bans do not act to effectively regulate the behavior of any breed or of dogs and their owners collectively. The bans carry with them too much potential for arbitrary or improper enforcement: inaccurate breed identification by officials, difficulty enforcing breed bans against mixed-breed dogs, animal contr
