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Garland staff recommends maintaining wildlife trapping service; parks advisory committee asks staff to continue pet‑limit data gathering
Summary
Staff recommended no immediate change to wildlife trapping — calls dropped due to outreach — and ASEC advised continuing current trapping service. On pet limits, staff found few verified neighborhood complaints and the animal services advisory committee recommended tabling changes until year‑end while the city collects more data.
City staff reviewed complaints, enforcement experience and peer‑city rules on household pet limits and on wildlife trapping services.
Pet limits: staff examined Garland Code Section 22.21 and neighboring city ordinances. Between April and May staff logged 3,323 calls and 122 service orders across animal services, but only five complaints related to excessive animals; staff verified one and the owner surrendered nine cats. Staff told council that 10 of 13 peer municipalities regulate the number of dogs…
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