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The Constitutionality Of Breed Discriminatory Legislation: A Summary, Joan E. Schaffner
The Constitutionality Of Breed Discriminatory Legislation: A Summary, Joan E. Schaffner
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This chapter focuses on Toledo v. Tellings, an Ohio case dealing with breed-specific legislation that restricted a Toledo resident to owning one “vicious” dog, defined purely by breed as a pit bull. This case implicated numerous constitutional issues, including vagueness, procedural due process, equal protection, substantive due process, takings, and privileges and immunities. Although the Ohio Sixth Appellate District struck down the breed-specific legislation, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed, and I find this reversal at odds with the constitutional issues at play.