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Commissioners adopt narrow revision to animal-control definition after advisory-board review
Summary
The commissioners approved a narrow amendment to the county animal-control ordinance to remove the clause defining a commercial animal establishment as where five or more dogs are kept; the change followed an April public hearing with no commenters and advisory-board discussion.
St. Mary’s County commissioners voted May 13 to adopt a narrow amendment to the county animal-control ordinance that removes, from the definition section, the phrase identifying a “commercial animal establishment” as a place where five or more dogs are kept.
Jennifer Est, director of Emergency Services, said the change was limited in scope, followed a public hearing held April 29 with no speakers or written comments, and had been discussed at the Animal Control Advisory Board, which provided no negative feedback. Est described the item as a technical adjustment to the ordinance’s definition language.
A motion to approve the proposed revisions passed by voice vote with no recorded nays in the provided transcript excerpt. Commissioners noted the absence of public comment on the matter at both the hearing and the advisory-board meeting.
The ordinance revision is intended to clarify the county’s definition of commercial animal establishments. The transcript does not record further implementation steps; the commission authorized the commissioner president to execute related documents.
