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Montreal’s controversial pit bull regulation once again has teeth.

The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled Thursday in the city’s favour, revoking the suspension of its new animal-control law that prevents people from buying or adopting pit-bull-type dogs not already in their possession, and requires existing owners to leash and muzzle them outdoors and buy a special $150 permit. They also must be supervised by someone 18 or older.

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The city said the changes are in effect now, although the permits are not required immediately. “We’re happy with the decision,” Mayor Denis Coderre said in a statement. “It’s an important victory that proves the soundness of the regulation.”

Parts of the law, adopted in September after a fatal dog attack in June, were suspended Oct. 5 by Superior Court Judge Louis Gouin after the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals challenged it in court.

The SPCA maintained the measures were too vague and arbitrary and would lead to the abandonment and euthanization of many dogs with no possibility of being placed. It said Thursday it was disappointed by the verdict and vowed to continue its efforts to fight “the discriminatory and punitive provisions.”