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AURORA - While technically the city will not enforce its breed
ban until Wednesday, anyone who has an unregistered pit bull or several
other breeds of dog has only a few more hours to comply with
the law.
Once the doors lock Tuesday night at the Aurora Animal
Shelter on East 32nd the law will essentially go into effect.
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"They've got until 6:30pm (Tuesday), Wednesday morning
we start enforcement of the ban," says Cheryl Conway, the
Public Information Specialist for Aurora's Animal Care Division.
Conway says people are scrambling to comply with the law
passed by the Aurora City Council last year.
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The policy includes Pit Bulls, American Bulldogs, American Pit Bull
Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers,
Cane Corsos, Dogos, Filas, Presa Canarios, Presa Mallorquins and Tosa.
The annual restricted breed license costs $200. To obtain the
license, owners must present the city proof they have spayed/neutered, micro chipped, currently vaccinated their dog against rabies, obtained a
minimum $100,000 liability insurance and built a 6-sided kennel in the
backyard.
The special license exempts those canines from a ban passed by City
Council in October. Once enforcement begins, owners convicted of
illegally keeping a banned breed face possible destruction of their pet
and a minimum fine of $700 and/or up to one-year in jail.
The ordinance also requires banned breeds to be muzzled and walked on
leashes no longer than 4-feet in length whenever off the owner's
property. In addition, owners must be 21-years old.
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