Dog breeds commonly known as “pit bulls” received a reprieve from the Hot Springs Board of Directors Tuesday night when an ordinance that would have banned them from the city died for lack of a second.

After the ordinance was read, District 1 Director Peggy Maruthur made a motion to adopt the ordinance, but Mayor Mike Bush’s request for a second was greeted by silence from the board members.

A second request by Bush for a second to Maruthur’s motion drew the same response and when he declared the ordinance dead, the crowd of about 100 citizens on hand to voice their opi...

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