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DeKalb committee advances companion-animal litter registration after months of drafting
Summary
The DeKalb County operations committee voted to send a revised ordinance — converting a proposed permit into a free registration for litters of dogs, cats and rabbits — out of committee with no recommendation to the full board.
The DeKalb County Operations Committee voted to advance a revised ordinance that would require owners to register litters of dogs, cats and rabbits and set new limits and options for handling inadvertent litters.
The substitute ordinance, dated 04/09/2025, changes the earlier permitting approach to a no-cost registration and assigns enforcement to animal control rather than code enforcement. County Attorney Laura summarized the draft: “a citizen can avoid a citation for violation of 1 of these prohibitions if they will sterilize the animal or…
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