Title 14 - Health and Sanitation Day Quarantine Period

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ordered to be destroyed immediately after the 10 Title 14 - Health and Sanitation day quarantine period. Chapter 5. Dogs and Pets (AS PER RESOLUTION NO. 27-1885-2015- 05; DATED 5/26/2015; 27-286-2011-07; Sec. 504-B. Limitations on dangerous animals. DATED 7/27/2015) (a) It is unlawful for any person to have, own, possess, keep, exercise control over, maintain, harbor, transport or sell within the Fort Peck Res- ervation any pit bull or restricted breed of dog. (1) Pit bull is defined as any dog that is an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Stafford- shire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards es- tablished by the American Kennel Club for any of the above breeds. (2) Restricted Breed of Dog shall mean any Rottweiler, Bull Mastiff or wolf breed hybrid or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of these breeds. (b) Owners of pit bull dogs and restricted dogs licensed within 60 days of the ordinance’s effec- tive date could keep their dogs only under restricted conditions, including: (1) if the dog is licensed, spay/neutered, and vaccinated against rabies; (2) the owner is at least 21years of age and has at least $100,000 US liability insurance; (3) the dog is kept indoors or locked in a secured pen, with warning signs posted at en- trances to the property; (4) when off the property, the dog must be kept in a secure transportable container or must wear a muzzle while held on a four-foot long non-extensible leash; (5) the dog may not be sold or transferred to anyone outside the owner’s immediate family; (6) the owner must notify the Fort Peck Tribal Health Department immediately if the dog is loose, stolen, at-large, unconfined, has mauled, bitten, attacked, threatened, or in any way men- aced another animal or human or has died. (c) Any animal that inflicts a potentially dangerous or severe injury on a person or animal can be