§ 5-27. Vicious or dangerous dogs.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the city limits any vicious dog. See provisions of section 5-42, declaration of vicious dog.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the city limits any dangerous dog, except in compliance with the provisions of section 5-43 of this Code.

(c)

A pit bull breed dog, other than an AKC or UKC registered show dog, is restricted within the city limits of Pine Bluff, and must be registered pursuant to the provisions of section 5-43 of this Code, unless the animal is owned and maintained by a local, state or federal agency and used for law enforcement purposes, or is used as a service animal by a handicapped or disabled person; provided, however, that an AKC or UKC registered show dog, registered dog, law enforcement dog, or service dog, found and declared to be a "vicious dog" pursuant to section 5-42 shall be prohibited from remaining in the city pursuant to section 5-27(a). It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the city limits of Pine Bluff any pit bull dog as defined in section 5-26, except in compliance with the provisions of section 5-43 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 5831, § 2, 9-20-99; Ord. No. 6019, § 1, 6-17-02; Ord. No. 6174, § 2, 5-1-06; Ord. No. 6176, § 2, 5-16-06)

Editor's note

Section 5 of Ord. No. 6176 provided for an amended effective date to Ord. No. 6174 of 12:01 a.m. June 16, 2006.