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- Jan. 30, 1989: American Notes:New York City
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- Jan. 30, 1989 The Bush Era Begins
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 31
- American Notes
- NEW YORK CITY
- Bark, You're on Canine Camera
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- <p> If New York City's health commissioner has his way, there
- will soon be a mug shot on file of every American pit
- bullterrier in the Big Apple. Hoping to rid New York of a
- canine breed favored by dope dealers because of its alleged
- propensity to clamp its powerful jaws on humans, Commissioner
- Stephen Joseph has proposed to the city's board of health that
- pit bull owners be required to have their dogs tattooed, muzzled
- in public, insured for a minimum liability of $100,000 and,
- yes, photographed for city records. If Joseph's proposal becomes
- part of the city code, no new pit bulls will be allowed on New
- York streets after the existing ones die. But opposition to any
- restriction on a specific breed of dog is likely to be strong.
- "It's an unworkable, untenable, unconstitutional idea," says
- American Kennel Club spokesman Alan Stern.
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