Longueuil adopts pit bull ban

The City of Longueuilvoted in favour of a bylaw banning pit bullsasother Quebec municipalities start to back downon similar proposed regulations.

Longueuil proposed the new rulesin June following a series ofpit bull attacks in the Montreal area, including the mauling of a 55-year-old woman who died in Pointe-aux-Trembles.

City council adopted the bylaw on Tuesday night.

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The new bylaw will ban the breed and other pit bull mixes starting July 15.

Residents who already own a pit bull willbe allowed to keep their dogs, but will face anumber of new requirements:

• Havetheir dog licensed by Oct. 1, 2016.
• Have their dog sterilized and microchipped.
• Have their dog certified as safe by a veterinarian.
• Take their dog to an obedience course.
• Keep their dogs on a leash and muzzled.
• Keep their dogs out of dog parks.
• Dogs may only be walked by someone over the age of 18.

Montreal and anumber of cities around Quebec also recently announced bans, but QuebecCity MayorRgis Labeaumeannounced Monday that hewas backing down from hisplan to prohibitpit bulls by 2017.

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Quebec City and Sherbrooke have both decided to wait for the province to decide on new regulations before moving forward with stricter measures for dog owners.