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July 25, 2008

Ohioans charged with not insuring pits

In Ohio, where lawmakers are considering a statewide ban on pit bull-type dogs, two pit bull owners have been criminally charged for failing to purchase liability insurance for their animals, which existing state law requires.

The state requires that a pit bull must be insured by its owner for $100,000 or more.

According to a blurb in the Canton Repository, Massillon Municipal Court records indicate the Stark County's dog warden is seeking misdemeanor charges against two Perry Township residents in two separate cases.

According to the records, the owners did not get insurance within the 30-day grace period allowed by law.

So here's my first question: If the state bans pit bulls, will all those who have insured their dogs get their money back? And here's my second: How many lawmakers in the state are in the insurance industry?

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About Jill Rosen

Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.

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