Hays City Commission meets to discuss the proposed ordinance (below) tonight, 11/5, at 6:30 PM.
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City Manager’s Office, P.O. Box 490, Hays, KS 67601
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Ron Mellick, Mayor of Hays
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Christopher Channell, Vice Mayor
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Barbara K. Wasinger
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Troy Hickman
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Henry Schwaller IV
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Commission going to the dogs
By KALEY CONNER
kconner@dailynews.netPit bulls still might be allowed within city limits, but owners soon could face stricter restrictions for keeping the particular breed.
When the Hays City Commission meets for a work session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, it will consider an amended dog ordinance that automatically classifies pit bulls as “dangerous.”[...]
Full article retrieved 11/5/09 from http://www.hdnews.net/Story/city110409
The proposed ordinance: http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/3506971/pitbullrdinance.pdf
Dangerous dog means:
5) Any “Pit Bull Dog” which is defined as any and all of the following dogs:
a) The Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dog;
b) The American Staffordshire Terrier breed of dog;
c) The American Pit Bull Terrier breed of dog;
d) Any other breed commonly known as Pit Bull, Pit Bull Dog, or Pit Bull Terrier;
e) Dogs which have the appearance and characteristics of being predominantly of the breed of dogs known as Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier.


