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Council adopts changes to city animal code tightening unlawful restraint and hoarding provisions
Summary
Lake Havasu City Council adopted Ordinance 25-1360 amending Title 6 (Animals) to add an unlawful restraint-of-dog section, revise definitions (including ADA‑aligned service animal language) and raise enforcement for repeat violations; the measure passed 7–0.
The Lake Havasu City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 25‑1360 Tuesday, amending Title 6 of the city code to revise animal definitions, add an unlawful restraint provision for dogs and clarify standards for animal hoarding.
City attorney Melanie Gary (presenting the item) told council the ordinance revises penalty and violation language across Title 6, aligns the city’s service‑animal definition with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and creates a new…
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