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Cowlitz County moves to form dangerous-animal review board under new code
Summary
Sheriff's office and commissioners discussed implementation steps for newly adopted county code (6.13), including a five-member hearing board, meeting logistics, and concerns about an annual "certificate of compliance."
Cowlitz County officials discussed establishing a five-member dangerous-animal review board under recently adopted county code 6.13 to provide a quasi-judicial review of alleged dangerous or potentially dangerous animals.
Chief Spencer of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said the code requires a review board and a clerk to record hearings: "The idea, would be for us to, find, 5 individuals within the county, at least 3 representing each of your 3, districts," Spencer said, describing a panel that would hear contested cases, take evidence and make findings.
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