A Montana Republican wants to make breed discrimination in Big Sky Country a thing of the past.
State Sen. Douglas Kary said that his goldendoodle could become mean if taught, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
"It's not the breed," Kary said, "it's the owner — and the owner's responsibility to rear that dog so it's not a menace to society."
Kary, who did not immediately respond to a call for comment, recently introduced a bill that would make it illegal for counties to "enact or enforce an ordinance, policy, resolution, or other regulation that is specific as to the breed or perceived breed of a dog." The bill goes to a hearing Feb. 16.
Several Montana municipalities have laws that target pit bull type dogs, and places like Sulphur Springs, Montana, also require liability insurance for so-called aggressive breeds like Rottweilers and Dobermans, regardless of a particular dog's actions.
If the bill passes, Montana would join the White House and 15 statesin rejecting discriminatory dog bans. In fact, there's a wider trend away from laws that target breeds, according to the National Canine Resource Council. From 2012 to 2014, the organization notes, American communities overturned these laws at a rate seven times greater than new breed-specific bans went into effect.
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