ARTICLE V

Restrictions on Certain Types of Dogs

[Adopted 7-23-1991 as Doc.110]

§ 137-21 American Staffordshire terriers; American pit bull terriers, bull terriers.

1. No owner, keeper of other person having the care, possession or custody of any American Staffordshire terrier, also known as “American pit bull terrier, “ also knows as “bull terrier, “ dog shall permit or allow such dog to be off such person’s own premises unless such dog is securely muzzled and leashed.
2. The term “muzzled” herein means wearing a device constructed of strong, soft material or a metal muzzle such as that used commercially with greyhound dogs. Such muzzle device must be made in a manner which will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration but must prevent the dog from biting any person or animal.
3. While on the premises of any such owner, keeper or other person, any such dog shall be kept in a penned in area set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the front boundary line of such person’s property.
4. Whoever violates any provision of this Article V shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.) for the first offense and a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.) for each subsequent offense.