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4 Mid-Atlantic J. on L. & Pub. Pol'y 59 (2018)
Breed-Specific Legislation: The Pitfalls of Pit Bull Prohibitions

handle is hein.journals/midatlapp4 and id is 60 raw text is: NOTES BREED-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION: THE PITFALLS OF PIT BULL PROHIBITIONS By: Grant M. Barnhard INTRODUCTION................... ..........60 I. BREED-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION.....................63 A. What is Breed-Specific Legislation?...................... 65 B. Brief History of Breed-Specific Legislation..........66 C. Tracey v Solesky: The Rise and Fall of Breed- Specific Regulations in Maryland ..... ......70 D. Breed-Specific Legislation and the Media........74 II. CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES......................77 A. Equal Protection.......................79 B. Due Process...... .....................80 1. Substantive Due Process Challenges........81 2. Procedural Due Process Challenges.........81 III. POLICY ARGUMENTS AGAINST BREED-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION... ...................... .........83 A. Lack of Evidentiary Support.................84 B. Unreliability/Misrepresentation of Statistics...88 C. Ineffectiveness at Reducing Dog-Bite-Related Injuries ........................ 90 D. Inefficient Use of Government Funds..............92 E. Disfavor with Expert Organizations ................93 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS .............................96 V. CONCLUSION...............................98 59

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