No changes are in the works for dog muzzle regulations in Port Moody.

Last month, Newport Village resident Laurel Giassa asked council to implement a bylaw requiring muzzles in public places for dangerous breeds of dogs such as pit bulls, Rottweilers and Presa Canarios. She also wanted to see potential muzzle bylaws for dogs crossbred with these breeds.

City staff provided council with a report last week on dangerous dog licensing practices in 15 other Metro Vancouver municipalities.

"White Rock, West Vancouver, Richmond and Coquitlam currently have breed specific dangerous dog licensing requirements; however, Coquitlam is considering removing the breed specific provisions from their bylaw," the report states. "Surrey, Delta, Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver have all had breed specific requirements in place in the past but have since removed these requirements from their bylaws."

According to the report, one main reason for removing the bylaws was that "there are no efficient methods to determine a dog's breed in a way that can withstand a legal challenge." Another reason was that aggressive behaviours can occur in any breed. As a result, "limiting the dangerous designation to just two or three breeds provides the public with a false sense of security."

The other nine municipalities had no breed-specific licensing requirements for dangerous dogs.

Council received the report and took no further action.