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Council expands dangerous‑dog code to cover serious bodily injury to animals, aligning procedures with human‑injury provisions
Summary
The Flower Mound Town Council amended the town’s dangerous‑dog code to cover cases where an animal causes serious bodily injury to another animal, using the same seizure, hearing and disposition procedures that apply to human injuries under state law.
The Flower Mound Town Council amended the town code to expand the definition and procedures for dangerous animals to include cases where an animal causes “serious bodily injury” to another animal, bringing animal‑to‑animal incidents under the same seizure, hearing and disposition framework now used for human injuries.
Blake (animal services/staff presenter) told the council the change was requested after a recent…
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