Claim: Under a Wisconsin bill, "minor offenses such as violating pet leash laws, seat belt laws, parking infractions, etc., would now be arrestable offenses."
Fact-check: John Birch Society says Wisconsin bill would let police arrest people for violating pet leash laws and other minor offenses
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2011-11-14T00:00:00