Pit bulls and pit bull mixes are no longer welcome in one Central Wisconsin village.

The Wood County village of Arpin has amended its dog ordinance to ban the breeds after a number of complaints from residents.

Village president John Esser says there was a discussion about whether it was fair to single out one breed, but it was only a short talk.

Dogs of that breed that were already registered with the village as of April 1 are exempted from the amendment. But if one were to attack a person, it would also be banned.

In 2003 Neillsville approved a similar ban, a year after five serious dog bites involving pit bulls were reported.

Wausau also discussed a pit bull ban but it later made the ban more general to outlaw what it called dangerous animals. Those are defined as animals that approach or chase humans and other animals in a menacing fashion, or that bite or inflict injury.

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