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Roanoke City Council bans future ownership of wolf-dog hybrids, sets registration rules for existing animals
Summary
After months of neighborhood complaints and a public hearing, Roanoke City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting future ownership of hybrid canines and requiring owners of existing hybrids to register animals, maintain $100,000 liability insurance and meet other conditions.
Roanoke City Council on Sept. 15 adopted an ordinance that bars future ownership of hybrid canines (wolf-dog hybrids) within city limits and imposes registration and safety requirements on current owners.
Council’s action came after a public hearing that drew seven speakers from neighborhoods where hybrids have escaped, attacked wildlife and alarmed residents. The ordinance—approved by unanimous roll call—creates a prohibition on new hybrid ownership and establishes conditions for existing animals to remain in the city.
The new rules require owners of existing hybrid canines to register the animal with the Roanoke Police Department within 30 days of adoption of the ordinance, pay a $150 annual registration fee, and carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance. The ordinance also requires a secured enclosure that provides shelter from the elements and prohibits placement of that enclosure within 500…
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