Marty
07-21-2005, 04:31 PM
Bromley, KY -- The city commission is considering an ordinance restricting or possibly banning pit bull terriers and other vicious animals.
At its July 13 meeting, Robin Denny of Walnut Drive asked the commission to take up the issue again after it was tabled during the June meeting.
Denny and some commissioners said they didn't necessarily want to ban the animals, but would prefer more restrictions and better enforcement of the regulations.
"I think you have to have restraints," said Commissioner Bob Haake. "You cannot take the chance of one of them getting out and attacking someone."
Commissioner Sara Voelker said she wasn't in favor of banning any animals.
"I would like to see them regulated and I don't think any dog should be without a leash," she said.
City Administrator Jill Bailey said the commission has been reviewing similar ordinances from other Northern Kentucky cities.
"We've collected policies from the city of Covington, who regulates pit bulls or vicious animals through certain requirements," she said. "We've reviewed Erlanger and Elsmere's policies and they've banned them entirely."
Last Thursday, July 14, Ludlow officials voted to entirely ban pit bulls in the city following an attack on a local teen.
The Ludlow ordinance classifies animals as viscous by the animal's actions. In Erlanger and Covington, vicious dogs are classified by breed and can include pit bull dogs and wolf mixes.
Taylor Mill Mayor Mark Kreimborg questioned the classification process. "At what point do you determine it's a pit bull... what's to say it's 100 percent pit bull," he said.
Kreimborg also said he thinks it's unlikely the commission will actually ban pit bulls.
The commission is expected to take up the action again at its August meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 10.
jdivita@communitypress.com
At its July 13 meeting, Robin Denny of Walnut Drive asked the commission to take up the issue again after it was tabled during the June meeting.
Denny and some commissioners said they didn't necessarily want to ban the animals, but would prefer more restrictions and better enforcement of the regulations.
"I think you have to have restraints," said Commissioner Bob Haake. "You cannot take the chance of one of them getting out and attacking someone."
Commissioner Sara Voelker said she wasn't in favor of banning any animals.
"I would like to see them regulated and I don't think any dog should be without a leash," she said.
City Administrator Jill Bailey said the commission has been reviewing similar ordinances from other Northern Kentucky cities.
"We've collected policies from the city of Covington, who regulates pit bulls or vicious animals through certain requirements," she said. "We've reviewed Erlanger and Elsmere's policies and they've banned them entirely."
Last Thursday, July 14, Ludlow officials voted to entirely ban pit bulls in the city following an attack on a local teen.
The Ludlow ordinance classifies animals as viscous by the animal's actions. In Erlanger and Covington, vicious dogs are classified by breed and can include pit bull dogs and wolf mixes.
Taylor Mill Mayor Mark Kreimborg questioned the classification process. "At what point do you determine it's a pit bull... what's to say it's 100 percent pit bull," he said.
Kreimborg also said he thinks it's unlikely the commission will actually ban pit bulls.
The commission is expected to take up the action again at its August meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 10.
jdivita@communitypress.com