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Committee backs adopting state vicious-dog statute into Waukesha municipal code
Summary
The committee unanimously authorized the city attorney to draft an ordinance adopting Wisconsin Statute 174.02 into the municipal code, enabling municipal citations and increased forfeitures for dog attacks and related damages.
The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the city attorney to draft an ordinance adopting Wisconsin Statute 174.02 into the municipal code to address vicious-dog incidents.
City staff said the move responds to a letter from an attorney representing a person hurt in a dog attack and reflects a local enforcement gap after the county ceased tracking such incidents and no longer maintains a humane officer. Adopting the state provision as a municipal ordinance would allow the city…
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