1.   Another county council could introduce a similar ban before the hunting season begins.

2.   A month after the Massachusetts law was struck down, the Los Angeles city council voted unanimously to enact a similar ban on the municipal level.

3.   A similar ban in Colorado was thrown out by the courts.

4.   A similar ban on gifts has already been adopted by the Senate.

5.   A similar ban had been in effect inside the Irish republic.

6.   A similar ban on cloning has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.

7.   Britain has proposed a similar ban.

8.   Congress has twice approved a similar ban, but President Clinton vetoed both bills.

9.   Congress is considering a similar ban.