PIT BULLS AND GAMBLING: Maryland's Special Legislative Session

It is expected that a new bill will be introduced on Thursday, August 9th, 2012, in the Maryland General Assembly's special session seeking to remove landlord liability for dog bites. Instead, the bill will seek to put liability for dog bites by any type of dog on their owners.

The new bill will be designed allegedly to address the Maryland Court of Appeals' ruling in April 2012 that defines pit bulls as "inherently dangerous" and subject to widespread liability for owners, landlords and others associated with pit bulls and pit bull mixes.

The special session is also expected to deal with the boiling issue of expanded gambling in Maryland.

[baltimore.cbslocal.com/08-03-2012; www.wbal.com/article/92667/78; FederalNewsRadio.com]