breed-specific legislationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From breed +‎ specific +‎ legislation.

名詞

breed-specific legislation (usually uncountable, 複数形 breed-specific legislations)

Pit bull muzzled under breed-specific legislation.

1. a law to prohibit or restrict the keeping of particular types of dog.
   • 2010, Joe Stahlkuppe, American Pit Bull Terriers/American Staffordshire Terriers, →ISBN:

     The elected officials who have, through the threadbare blanket of reason for breed-specific legislation, targeted thousands upon thousands of responsible owners and innocent canines just to target the miscreants should be ashamed of their profundity of overreaction.

   • 2011, D. Caroline Coile, Pit Bulls For Dummies, →ISBN, page 39:

     Too often, Pit Bull owners have been the victims of breed-specific legislation that targets their dogs, attempting either to place restrictions on them or to ban them altogether.

   • 2014, Tracy J. Libby, The Ultimate Guide to Puppy Care and Training, →ISBN:

     When negative stereotypes run amok, breed-specific legislation and dangerous-dog laws appear.

頭文字

• BSL