Lowell, MA: Council to vote on pit-bull ordinance after public hearing, Jan. 13, 6:30 PM

Public hearing about proposed BSL (”pit bull ordinance”) will be held on Jan. 13 at 6:30 PM. Apparently the council will vote on the ordinance immediately after the hearing.

City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Directions to City Hall: http://www.lowellma.gov/directions

Communicate directly with Lowell City Council at this link: http://www.egovlink.com/lowell/action.asp?actionid=5593

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/01/11/council_to_vote_on_pit_bull_ordinance/

Council to vote on pit-bull ordinance

Critics say vicious dog law already on books is enough

By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent
January 11, 2009

LOWELL […] Following a public hearing Tuesday, the council is expected to vote on an ordinance mirroring a Boston law requiring pit bulls be leashed and muzzled when off their owner’s property. Haverhill has an ordinance that requires pit bulls be muzzled.[…]

The pit bull ordinance would require owners to register and license and spay or neuter dogs. Owners would have to leash and muzzle pit bulls when off their property. The ordinance would restrict owners to two pit bulls per household, with the exception of a litter of puppies and would require owners to post signs saying, “Beware of Pit Bull.”