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Town wants to amend laws on dangerous dogs

The Town of Babylon wants to amend its laws to strengthen penalties on owners of dangerous dogs who lack insurance and to extend the time dogs are held before they may be euthanized.

The proposed changes would expand the dog licensing requirement from owners to individuals "having care or custody or responsibility for any dog." The amount of insurance that owners must obtain for a "dangerous...

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