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Mauldin committee sends animal ordinance changes to full council after debate on shelter and complainant requirements
Summary
An amended animal-control ordinance would add definitions for "sustenance" and "shelter," require two signed affidavits for nuisance-animal complaints and require complainants to appear in court; staff recommended adoption and the committee forwarded the measure to full council unanimously.
The Mauldin Public Safety committee voted Oct. 6 to forward to full council proposed amendments to Chapter 6 of the city code that add statutory-style definitions for animal care and change how nuisance-animal complaints are pursued.
Sam Duncan, Mauldin’s animal control and code enforcement officer, told the committee the draft inserts two definitions — “sustenance” and “shelter” — drawn from state-style language to clarify enforcement. He said “sustenance” would require adequate food at suitable…
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