Dangerous dog ordinance

The city of San Luis is expected to pass an ordinance that would restrict ownership of dogs that are considered dangerous to the public by a city judge. The San Luis city council voted unanimously to approve this ordinance and if passed, it would allow the city police and animal control officers to ask the municipal court to declare specific dogs dangerous to the community. Dangerous dogs are not classified by size or breed but rather ones that could cause injury and or fear to another person or animal. Owners of the dogs that are determined to be dangerous, do have the right to appeal the courts ruling. Laura Herrera, the Public Information Officer of San Luis explains when this ordinance will be passed and why it was developed. “The recent ordinance will be passed pretty soon, its already started the first phase, and its been approved by city council. It was developed in response to certain complaints with pet owners and large amounts of pets and the issues that come along with that,” said Herrera. Under the ordinance, owning dangerous dogs would be considered illegal, unless the owner agrees to the consequences the court enforces. The consequences could be as simple as the owner posting a sign on their property to alert the public of their animal to even more extreme ruling of having the owners take out an insurance policy of $250,000 or more to cover injuries and or damages caused by the dog.