610.14 PIT BULLS.
   The owner of a dog commonly known as a Pit Bull Terrier, either an American Straffordshire Terrier, a Straffordshire Bull Terrier or an American Pit Bull Terrier, registered or nonregistered, or of any dog of a mixed or crossbreed with any of such breeds, shall:
   (a)   Be eighteen years of age or older;
   (b)   Have such dog tattooed, registered and licensed with the City;
   (c)   Provide information, including the name, address, telephone number, city and county, from whom or where the owner acquired such dog;
   (d)   Notify the Southgate Animal Shelter within a twenty-four hour period when the owner has knowledge that such dog is at large, unconfined, has attacked an individual or has died;
   (e)   Notify the Animal Shelter within a twenty-four hour period when such dog is sold or given away to another person. The notification shall include the name, address, telephone number and city of the new owner; and
   (f)   Keep such dog in a securely enclosed area or on a leash and muzzled at all times.
(Ord. 669. Passed 1-6-99.)