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Mona City adopts updated animal control ordinance; private kennel permits required for more than three pets
Summary
The Mona City Council approved Ordinance 2025‑14 updating Chapter 5‑2‑2 of the city code to broaden the chapter from dogs to "vicious animals" and to require an annual private kennel license (fee $40) for households with more than three dogs or cats over three months old; the ordinance passed 4–1.
The Mona City Council adopted Ordinance 2025‑14, an update to Mona City Code Section 5‑2‑2 that broadens language from “dogs” to “vicious animals,” clarifies care standards, creates a private kennel license requirement and authorizes inspections and fines for noncompliance.
Alicia, the staff member presenting the code update, summarized key changes and the intent behind them. “We went from dogs to vicious animals,” Alicia said, explaining that the revision covers any animal that could present a threat and clarifies care, licensing and enforcement procedures. Under the new rules, private kennel licenses are required when a household keeps more than three dogs or cats older than three months; Alicia said the annual kennel fee would be $40 and that licenses would be subject to inspection.
The ordinance includes an exclusion for the temporary presence of litters: puppies or kittens born to a household do not immediately trigger a kennel license requirement so long as the number of animals returns to two or fewer within three months after birth. The update also explicitly prohibits abandoning animals within city limits.
Council members asked about enforcement, warning practices and whether to add specific fines to the code; staff said the ordinance provides enforcement authority and that detailed fines may be set in the city fee schedule. After discussion, the council voted on Ordinance 2025‑14; the motion carried 4–1.
Why it matters: the update expands the city’s animal control regulatory framework, requires permitting where households keep multiple pets and gives staff clearer enforcement tools including inspections. The kennel‑permit requirement creates a recurring, modest fee for the city and establishes a registration and inspection process for larger domestic animal collections.
What’s next: staff will update the fee schedule to reflect enforcement actions and will provide implementation details to the public, including application processes for kennel licenses.
