Tijeras Ordinance No. 32, §VI(I) (1984) — BANS ownership or possession of American Pit Bull Terriers within village limits. Any pit bull may be impounded and destroyed after court determination. Upheld as constitutional in Garcia v. Village of Tijeras (1988).
The Village of Tijeras enacted a breed-specific ban on American Pit Bull Terriers in 1984 following a series of attacks on residents and animals, including a severe mauling of a 9-year-old girl. Ordinance No. 32, Section VI, Paragraph I makes it unlawful to own or possess any dog of the breed known as American Pit Bull Terrier in the village. Any such dog may be impounded by the Mayor or Animal Control Officer and held until a court determines the dog is a pit bull, at which point destruction is ordered. The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld the ban's constitutionality in Garcia v. Village of Tijeras (1988), finding it rationally related to public safety and not void for vagueness.
Pit bulls may be impounded and destroyed after court determination. Owner in violation of the ordinance.
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