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Staff proposes ordinance updates for dangerous/aggressive dogs and rabies quarantine
Summary
Neighborhood Services staff presented proposed changes to the city's dangerous dog and rabies-control ordinances, including new aggressive-dog categories, requirements for dangerous-dog owners and revisions to home-quarantine durations to align with state law.
Neighborhood Services staff presented proposed changes to Chapter 6 of the municipal code that would revise the city’s approach to dangerous and aggressive dogs and update rabies-quarantine procedures.
Brian Rees, Neighborhood Services Manager, said the current code (dating to the 1960s in parts) uses a "vicious/dangerous" framework and lacks separate classifications for aggressive behavior toward other animals. The proposed code would add a distinct "aggressive dog" designation with three levels: Level 1 (nuisance/chasing/threatening at large), Level 2 (at-large causes severe injury to…
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