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AUBURN, CA - The Auburn City Council will vote Monday night on whether to begin the process of amending the current animal ordinance with harsher restrictions in light of recent pit bull attacks.
In September, a 17-year-old was attacked by four pit bulls and severely injured in a parking lot in downtown Auburn.
Auburn city council members have learned that a state law prohibits the city from banning the breed within city limits. But there are a number of other options the city council can consider.
Among them, requiring that pit bulls be spayed or neutered, putting restrictions on ownership, and adding pit bulls to the dangerous dog registry. Another idea is limiting owners to one pit bull per household.
Auburn Council Member Kevin Hanley, who proposed the pit bull ordinance, said that he wants the community's opinion. The city council meeting is Monday at 6 p.m. at 1225 Lincoln Way in Auburn.
By Wendy Poon, wpoon@news10.net
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