Please help me in petitioning the local Ban on Pit Bulls in North Carolina that states that new Pit Bull owners are REQUIRED to do a background check. In addition to the criminal background check, the bill would require owners to enroll in a four-hour course provided by the Humane Society or another rescue organization approved by the state Department of Insurance. The idea is to teach owners about the dog’s temperament and how to be responsible pet owners. Owners would also have to alert the issuer of their homeowners or renters insurance policy and get a special permit from the Department of Insurance to possess a dog “belonging to an aggressive breed.”