Fayette, AL -   As of now, it's illegal to have any unregistered pit bulls in the city of Fayette.  The deadline to get a permit for the animals was at 4 p.m.  Two hours before the cut-off, only 16 were registered.  The city first looked into drafting a 'viscious dog' ordinance in June after a woman was mauled by her neighbors pit bulls.  She was hospitalized, but recovered with life-long scars and injuries.  Owners of the animals had to pay 50 dollars for a permit, provide a picture and obtain liability insurance on their animals.  Police Chief Danny Jenkins said many of them waited until the last miniute, "There are a lot of insurance companies who won't cover a specific breed of dog.  They're in the business of reducing risk and if it's too risky they don't want any part.  So, that tells me our mayor and city council made the right move on this."  Anyone caught in the city with pit bull without a permit can be fined and summoned to court.

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