Florida - House Bill - HB 543 - Dangerous Dogs

HB 543 - seeks to overturn the Florida statute that prohibits Breed Specific Legislation (BSL).  Current Florida law does not allow municipalities to enact breed specific legislation.  Miami-Dade county enacted BSL, before that law went into effect. 

HB 543 was filed in the Florida House of Representatives on 12-28-09 by Representative Perry Thurston. HB 543 was referred to 3 committees (Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee, General Government Policy Council, and Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee) on 1-15.  It is currently in the Agriculture Committee.

An identical bill (SB 1276) has been filed in the Senate.  You can read more about this on our page for SB 1276.

Visit the Florida House website to learn more about HB 543.  
Pdf copy of the proposed bill - HB 543 pdf.

Please check out our page on Breed Specific Legislation.

Other articles regarding bills HB 543 and SB 1276

Petition against HB 543 - Please sign this petition against BSL in Florida

Allowing Breed Discrimination Laws In Florida Expensive: $25.7 Million Price Tag - article from wctv.tv in Tallahassee

Florida: HB 543 would remove statewide prohibition on BSL - StopBSL.com

HB 543 Now in Committee - StopBSL.com article.