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Fines of more than $2,500 have been levied against the person who was in charge of a dog when it bit a four-year-old girl in the face as she played with the animal in Hull last week.

The girl was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening after police, paramedics and animal control responded to rue Cinq Mars in the Parc de la Montagne area just after 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Police said the dog is a pit bull-type breed and it is in the care of the Outaouais SPCA while investigators determine the identity of the owner. Depending on what they learn, the dog could be released to the owner or euthanized. Further fines could also be levied.

The four fines of $644 each that have already been laid are for the dog not being tagged, not being sterilized as required of animals that fall under regulations for potentially dangerous dogs, for failure to post a warning sign outside the house and for failing to prevent the bite.

Under Gatineau bylaws, people can own such dogs but have to follow the rules, a police spokeswoman said.

“If someone wants to have those type of dogs, they are allowed to but there are criteria they have to follow,” Andrée East said, noting that they’re all publicly available on the city’s website.

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