Prohibited Dog By-Law
Did you know that Pit Bulls and Pit Bull Crosses are PROHIBITED within the City of Kitchener unless they were resident within the municipality prior to April 7, 1997 and were designated as restricted dogs by the Poundkeeper?

What is a Pit Bull?
A Pit Bull dog is defined as a dog of any age identifiable by the Humane Society as any one of the following breeds or mixed breeds:

	Pit Bull Terrier;
	American Pit Bull Terrier;
	Pit Bull;
	Staffordshire Bull Terrier; (unless registered with the American or Canadian Kennel Club)
	American Staffordshire Terrier; (unless registered with the American or Canadian Kennel Club)

Enforcement
The Kitchener-Waterloo & North Waterloo Humane Society is responsible for enforcing the City's By-law and should be contacted at 519-745-5615 for information involving:

	determination of whether a dog is considered a "Pit Bull" under the By-law;
	reporting of any dogs believed to be Pit Bulls.

Consequences
Any prohibited Pit Bull in the City is to be removed from the City or delivered to the Humane Society for humane euthanasia.

An Owner of a Pit Bull who fails to remove the dog from the City of Kitchener may be prosecuted. The maximum fine under the By-law is $5,000.00.

Copies of the by-Law
Please contact the City Clerk's Division at 519-741-2286 to obtain a copy of those portions of the Dog By-Law relating to Pit Bulls. The complete By-law relating to Dogs (c.530) is also available online.

Further Information
Please contact the Kitchener-Waterloo & North Waterloo Humane Society for further information at 519-745-5615.