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Fond du Lac council adopts ordinance tightening rules on dangerous dogs and nuisances
Summary
The Fond du Lac City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 3808, amending multiple code chapters to strengthen dangerous-dog rules and clarify nuisance abatement; residents who raised the issue urged stronger enforcement.
The Fond du Lac City Council on Feb. 26 adopted Ordinance 3808, a broad amendment to city code addressing alcohol in parks, dangerous dogs, animal bites and related topics, after public comments urging stronger enforcement of dangerous-dog provisions.
The ordinance, introduced by City Attorney Hoffman, adds language clarifying that “nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the abatement of a public nuisance by the city or its officials in accordance with the laws of the state of Wisconsin and/or chapter 476 of the code of the city of Fond du Lac,” a change Councilmember Schuessler requested and the attorney said was intended to align the ordinance with other state code…
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