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Altoona resident urges city to tighten kennel and dog-license rules; council says it will review
Summary
Resident Steve Alfeldt told the Altoona City Council on Oct. 14 that the city's kennel definition and dog-license data make it hard to identify potential commercial breeders. Council members and staff said they would look into the issue; no formal action was taken.
At the Altoona City Council meeting on Oct. 14, resident Steve Alfeldt urged the council to change the city's dog-licensing rules so the city can better identify breeders and potential unpermitted kennels.
Alfeldt, who gave his address as 116 Spruce Avenue, said “there are perhaps 1,000 dogs in the city limits that are primarily housed in buildings outside of the primary residence,” and argued the city’s current license form collects only the name of the dog owner and not the breeder or seller. He read the city’s kennel definition from the code and said, “the code…
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