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Council adopts ordinance adding trap‑neuter‑release subsection to animal control code
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 1076‑25 to add a subsection permitting a trap‑neuter‑release (TNR) program under Chapter 2 of the city’s animal control code; the change allows controlled release where the program is authorized and creates a removable subsection if Council later wishes to end the program.
Chief Mike Myers of the Navasota Police Department returned to the council with an ordinance to permit Trap‑Neuter‑Release (TNR) activity within city limits by adding a dedicated subsection to Chapter 2 of the animal control code.
Myers said staff and the city attorney reviewed other municipalities’ approaches and chose to place the TNR provisions in a subsection so it can be removed without broader code rewrites if the council later decides to discontinue the program. "Our ordinance says, no" to release under the current chapter, Myers told the council, and the new subsection explicitly authorizes a TNR program under defined conditions.
At the council meeting, a motion by Council Member Holt, seconded by Council Member Phillips, carried unanimously to adopt Ordinance 1076‑25 amending Chapter 2 (Animal Control) to provide for a TNR subsection. The ordinance also addresses community concerns such as feeding community cats and provides definitions and program controls.
Councilmembers said the subsection approach preserves flexibility and ensures the program, if implemented, will follow city standards and oversight.
