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Colleton County council advances changes to animal-control enforcement
Summary
Colleton County Council on Oct. 6 gave second-reading approval to Ordinance 25-0-09, amending the county animal ordinance to give animal control officers broader discretion and to shorten a previously written enforcement time window.
Colleton County Council on Oct. 6 gave second-reading approval to Ordinance 25-0-09, amending Title 6 (Animals) to give animal control officers broader enforcement discretion and to shorten a previously written enforcement time window.
The ordinance as presented replaces language in subsection (e) of section 6.04.050 to give officers more discretion when responding to running-at-large or nuisance incidents and to narrow the prior six-month enforcement window, officials said. The ordinance text identifying the new provision appears in the council packet under section 6.04.050, subsection (e).
The change was…
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