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Commissioners consider adding peafowl to animal-control ordinance, discuss penalty increases
Summary
Commissioner Stevens asked staff to draft changes to O-16-4 to include peafowl and to raise fines for violations; staff flagged a practical barrier — humane-society and shelter options for seized peafowl — and will work with the county attorney on draft language.
Grant County commissioners discussed possible amendments to the county’s animal-control ordinance (O-16-4) on April 8, focusing on two topics: adding peafowl to the list of regulated animals and increasing monetary penalties for ordinance violations.
Commissioner Stevens said residents had repeatedly complained about peafowl damaging yards and that the county should hold owners accountable. He asked for language to add peafowl to the ordinance and proposed increasing fines so penalties would be more meaningful than the…
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