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Council expands animal-abuse database inclusion period to indefinite
Summary
Volusia County voted unanimously to remove a 10-year limit on the county's animal-abuse database, making entries indefinite unless and until a person's restriction to own animals is lifted by the appropriate authority.
The Volusia County Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to extend the inclusion period for the county's animal-abuse database from 10 years to indefinite.
Interim Public Protection Director Random Matusiak told the council the database is a publicly accessible list compiled from clerk records that identifies people convicted of misdemeanor or felony animal-related offenses. The database currently includes mugshots, name, date of birth, case number and charge information; it is updated nightly from clerk records.
"What the intention here is to provide a tool for people who are attempting to place…
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