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Commissioners set public hearing on revised animal-control rules after months of committee work
Summary
After a multi-stakeholder review, the county board scheduled a Sept. 30 public hearing on revisions to animal-control regulations that would remove the county dog-licensing requirement, strengthen quarantine and cruelty provisions, and add enforcement tools.
St. Mary's County commissioners voted Sept. 9, 2008 to schedule a public hearing on proposed amendments to the county's animal-control regulations following committee work that included animal-welfare organizations, health department staff and veterinarians.
Why it matters: The changes propose to reshape licensing, quarantine, cruelty and kennel standards, adjust enforcement duties for animal-control officers and create new penalties and insurance requirements for animals declared dangerous or vicious.
What the board did: The board voted to take the committee’s recommended revisions to public hearing, with staff directed to advertise and hold the hearing (target Sept. 30, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.). The motion passed by voice vote.
Key proposals discussed in the meeting (committee redline provided to commissioners): - Remove or substantially change the county dog-licensing requirement due to enforcement difficulties…
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