County attorney outlines proposed code changes for animal control, including tethering limits and 'community cat' provisions
County legal staff presented draft amendments to the Dougherty County animal-control code April 14 to add tethering limits, clarify impoundment and cruelty standards, add disturbing‑the‑peace provisions and incorporate state-authorized dangerous/vicious‑dog procedures.
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Dougherty County staff presented proposed amendments to the county’s animal-control code (Chapter 2‑3.5) on April 14 that clarify definitions, add a disturbing-the-peace provision, restrict long-term tethering, address rabies-control and impoundment procedures, and add a process to classify dangerous and vicious dogs.
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