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Council asks staff to explore options to address javelina/feral‑hog impacts; members discuss HOA fence rules and state agency roles
Summary
Laredo councilmembers on Monday directed staff to explore options to address growing javelina and feral‑hog impacts in neighborhoods, including an ordinance to allow homeowners to install protective fencing notwithstanding some HOA limits and to request state agency technical assistance.
City staff and councilmembers spent an extended period on Monday discussing growing neighborhood complaints about javelinas and feral hogs. Laredo Animal Services staff explained that domestic animal control functions remain the department’s priority and that wildlife responses — including javelina management — fall under state authorities such as Texas Parks and Wildlife and USDA/APHIS for feral hogs.
Animal control leaders told the council that earlier local practices (including use of traps and tranquilizers) were discontinued when staff…
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