Michigan Votes Forum

From what I understand about this bill is that it does not cost anything and participation is not mandatory. It simply gives resturants the option of having a dog friendly policy without penalty from the state. I think it's a great idea for helping make MI dog friendly. I think it would be a boon for Michigan tourism making Michigan a travel destination for people with dogs.  California was the first state to have enacted a similar bill which has been in place since 1986.

To the extent this would be voluntary on the part of business owners, who would retain the option of having a "no dogs" rule (excluding other than "working dogs" as defined in current law), I see no problem with this legislation. 

Well behaved dogs (actually, well behaved owners who have and keep their dogs under control) are never much of a problem.  Growlers, slobberers, and "everybody loves me so I can approach 'em" type dogs are a nuisance.  (My last pooch was of the slobberer-everybody-loves-me persuasion.  She was a pure delight to me, but not reliably inoffensive in close quarters public settings, and so stayed home on those occasions.)

I don't tolerate growlers and usually threaten to eat their livers.  But that's another matter.

This bill should pass with the voluntary option.