Lubbock gives final nod to revised dangerous dog, multi

The Lubbock City Council has approved two amendments to the city’s ordinances concerning animal ownership and increasing dangerous dog insurance requirements.

On Dec. 2, the council gave its final nod of approval to the amendments that were initially approved at its Nov. 11 meeting, marking a turning point in the city's long discussion on how to address its dangerous dogs issues.

"There's a lot of preventative steps that any owner of a dog — dangerous dog — has to take that seem to be pretty heavy, and I think reasonable, to make sure that we keep our citizens protected and safe from a dangerous dog," Mayor Mark McBrayer said.

Here's a quick breakdown of what changes were made to Chapter 4 of the city ordinances.

Clarification on what a dangerous dog is vs. a dangerous animal

The ordi