Which Quebec cities, towns have pit bull laws?

The death of 55-year-old Christiane Vadnais, fatallyattacked in her Montreal backyard by a pit bulllast month,touched off a province-wide debate aboutthe breed some believe is inherently dangerous, while others say is harmless if owned by the right person.

Following Vadnais's death, the Quebec government convened a working group thatis supposed to have legislationready by the end of August.

But some municipalities decided they weren't going to wait for the province to act. Others already havelaws in place regulating pit bulls.

Municipalities generally optfor legislation that targets eithercertain breeds of dogs, or consists ofmore general rules aimed at dogs deemed dangerousor have a mix of the two approaches.

Here is a partial list of the pitbull-related legislation in cities,towns and boroughsacross the province.

Places with breed-specific legislation

Longueuil

• Ban to come into effect July 15.
• Residents who already own a pit bull willbe allowed to keep their dogs, but must have their dog licensed by Oct. 1, 2016,sterilized,microchipped and it must wear a muzzle in public.

Outremont

• Doesn't issue permits to dogs of the pit bull-terrier breed.

Anjou

• Bans bull terrier breeds andRottweilers as well.

Candiac

• Originally had dangerous dog law, not breed-specific legislation, butcaved to public pressure and implemented a pit bull ban weeks later.

Brossard

• Announced in response to the mauling last year of an 8-year-old girl.
• Owners of banned breeds must have$250,000 in liability insurance, prove that their dog has passed an obedience course and have their dogfittedwith a microchip.

La Prairie

• Bans various breeds of bull terriers.
• Kept ban in place when neighbouring towns, including Candiac,decided to go with a dangerous dog law.

Drummondville

• Was originally passed in 1993.
• Amended in 2014 to include dangerous dogs, not just pit bulls.

Saguenay

• Since 2007, bull terrier breeds are not allowed.

Rimouski

• Bans bull terriers but also dangerous dogs, dogs suspected of havingrabies, dogs thatchase or attackbystanders,cyclists or motorcyclists or dogs that have already bitten or injuredsomeone within the city.

Places with dangerous-dog laws

Laval

• Passed a resolution asking bureaucrats to draw up new bylaws that target owners of dangerous dogs.
• Wants Ottawa to changethe Criminal Code of Canada to create uniform rules across the country to deal with dangerous dogs.

Bromont

• Initially implementeda pit bull ban but replaced it in April with a dangerous dog law.

Places with legislation in the works

Montreal

• New bylaw expected to be in place by September.
• Will ban pit bulls across all 19 boroughs butbe broad enough to also target dangerous dogs.

Quebec City

• Mayor Rgis Labeaumeannounced he would ban pit bulls by 2017but then backtracked, sayinghe only wanted to start a debate on the issue.

Sherbrooke

• Waiting for the province to come up with its legislation.
• Announced plans to forcedogs over 20 kilograms to wear halters, but scrapped the idea July 4.

Chteauguay

• Had a ban but citizens rallied to have it overturned. Town is still in the revision process.