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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-11-3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE BATESVILLE CITY CODE REGARDING VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS AND TO UPDATE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Batesville, recognizes the City has a great number of domesticated animals within the various neighborhoods in the City and that citizens and visitors must interact with such animals from time to time; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to update the Animal Control sections of the City Code to include certain breeds of animals which have been identified as having aggressive or violent tendencies, and to update other provisions of the Animal Control sections of the City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 6.04.12 Vicious animals-quarantine required: of The Batesville Municipal Code (The Code) hereby amended as follows: A. Banning of specific breeds. Banned breeds of dogs are banned entirely and may not be owned or kept within the City. Banned breeds of dogs are any of the following: (1) American Pit Bull Terrier. (2) Staffordshire Bull Terriers (3) American Staffordshire Terrier. (4) Any dog whose sire or dam is a dog of a breed which is defined as a banned breed under this section. (5) Any dog whose owner registers, defines, admits or otherwise identifies the dog as being of a banned breed. (6) Any dog conforming or substantially conforming to the breed of American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier as defined by the United Kennel Club or American Kennel Club. (7) Any dog which is of the breed commonly referred to as "pit bull" and commonly recognizable and identifiable as such. (8) Any vicious dog which is found at large in violation of section 6.04.04 of The Code. B. Animal Fighting or Attack Training. No person shall possess, harbor or maintain care or custody of any dog or animal for the purpose of animal fighting: nor shall any person train, torment, badger, bait or use any animal for the purpose of causing or encouraging the animal to attack human beings, domestic animals or livestock. This does not include accredited animal training program for police use or guard dog training. C. Publication. For any breed which is banned by subsection (A)(6), a copy of the standards of the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club shall be kept on file in triplicate in the Batesville City