Section 7.10.020 Pit Bull registration, confinement and care.

1. Registration. All pit bulls in the City must be registered by their owners before April 25, 2009. Pit bulls may be registered by their owners from 8 a.m. on April 20, 2009 until 5 p.m. on April 24, 2009. Owners shall register their pit bull on the license form by listing the applicable pit bull breed next to the word "breed" on the city license form. The word pit bull should be placed next to the word "breed" on the form if the dog has the appearance and characteristics of being predominately of the breeds of Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier. Owners of pit bulls currently licensed but unsure if they filled out the "breed" section of the form may contact the poundmaster and amend their license if necessary but must do so before April 25, 2009. Pit bull owners may amend their license from 8 a.m. on April 20, 2009 until 5 p.m. on April 24, 2009. Each year upon renewal of the license, the owner of a pit bull must register the pit bull by appropriately filling in the breed section.

a. All pit bulls in the City shall be securely confined within an occupied house or residence or in a securely enclosed pen, kennel or dog run, except when leashed as provided in this section. Such pen, kennel or dog run must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the sides, or in lieu of a top, walls at least six feet in height and at least six feet taller than any internal structure. Such structure must have a secure bottom, floor or foundation attached to the sides of the pen, or the sides of the pen must be embedded in the ground not less than two feet to prevent digging under the walls by the confined pit bull. All structures must comply with all city zoning and building regulations. All structures must be adequately lighted and ventilated and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

d. No pit bull shall be kept on a chain, rope, or other type of leash outside its kennel, pen, dog run, house or residence, unless both the pit bull and the leash are under the actual physical control of a person 18 years old or older.

e. No pit bull shall be permitted to go off the premises of the owner unless the pit bull is secured by a leash no longer than six feet in length and under the actual physical control of a person eighteen years of age or older.