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Arcata introduces ordinance updating dog code to formalize service-animal exceptions and license fee waiver
Summary
Staff presented an ordinance to amend Arcata Municipal Code sections governing dogs, adding broader ADA-consistent service-animal language, leash exemptions and formalizing a license-fee waiver for service dogs; the council introduced the ordinance and approved an amendment to replace “assistance dog” with “service dog.”
The Arcata City Council on Aug. 20 introduced an ordinance amending municipal code provisions related to dogs at large, service animals, dog licenses and dog impoundment. Danielle Allred, contracts and special projects manager, presented the proposed ordinance and staff recommendations.
Allred said the ordinance is prompted by a claim for money or damages that revealed inconsistencies in existing code language about guide dogs and similar animals. The proposed changes expand the…
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