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Supervisors set public hearings to rewrite county ‘animal at large’ ordinance and appoint special prosecutor
Summary
Benton County supervisors set three public hearing dates for an extensive amendment of Ordinance 37 (animal at large), authorized publication of the hearings and appointed private attorney Victoria Cole as special prosecutor for an initial hearing on alleged ordinance violations.
Benton County supervisors voted to schedule multiple public hearings on a comprehensive rewrite of Ordinance 37, the county’s animal-at-large code, and appointed a special prosecutor to handle an imminent enforcement hearing.
County staff said the current ordinance was drafted when the county operated an animal shelter and no longer reflects present realities, including where impounded animals are held and who bears costs of care and enforcement. County counsel and staff recommended a public process with three hearings and a summary notice published…
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