On August 21st, the Augusta City Council approved the overturning of the “dangerous” dog breed under the city’s animal ordinance. The new ordinance removed all provisions that defined certain dog breeds as dangerous, meaning all breeds previously listed as dangerous are now allowed within city limits. The old ordinance, City Code Ch. 2, Article 1, 2-114 Dangerous Dogs; prohibited stated “It shall be unlawful for any person or legal entity to keep, harbor or in any way possess a dangerous dog as defined by this article within the limits of the City of Augusta, Kansas.” According to the ordinance, it made the following dog breeds illegal: the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull, The Rottweiler and the wolf hybrid or Tundra Shepherd. This also included any dog with the appearance or characteristics of these breeds or any dog kept and trained for dog fighting. “Accordingly, breeds that were previously listed as dangerous are now allowed within the city limits,” the City of Augusta said in a Facebook post on August 25th.
Source: Andover American
