By Sheila McLaughlin
The Cincinnati Enquirer
MADEIRA - City officials won't be dogging the pit bulls.
Owners of the controversial breed got a break this week when council decided not to single out pit bulls in an updated vicious dog law.
The measure came up for its first reading Monday.
The original proposal defined a vicious dog as a pit bull, or any canine that without provocation killed or injured a dog or person, unless the person was trespassing or committing a criminal offense on the owner's property.
The law requires owners of vicious dogs to restrain the dog properly and to have at least $50,000 in liability insurance for the dog.
Explaining the city's decision to back off of pit bulls, City Manager Tom Moeller said: "That way it's generic. That way, we don't get into situation of trying to decide if this is really a pit bull. Sometime its hard to identify species of dogs. Either it's a vicious dog or not."
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