Vicious dogs

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== Vicious Dogs-plank-WILKES-BARRE==
October, 2006 -- A pit bull attacked a man and two children in South Main Plaza, Mayor Tom Leighton is again trying to regulate vicious dogs.
At a city council work session Tuesday night, Leighton proposed an ordinance that would establish regulations for the “care and control of animals.” Council will vote on the proposed ordinance.
The regulations have not yet been determined, but they will not be breed-specific, said City Administrator J.J. Murphy. Police have shot two pit bulls in the city in the last six months after they attacked people.
Leighton said regulations are needed not only for the safety of police and fire personnel, but also for all residents.
“We will probably get opposition to this, but I think we can all agree here that this is needed,” Leighton said.
The ordinance comes on the heels of the mayor’s failed attempt last year to ban pit bulls entirely from the city.
Council also will vote Thursday to purchase a van for $18,000 from United Sanitation for animal enforcement.
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