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Mooresville commissioners approve first reading of updated animal ordinance
Summary
The board approved a first reading to adopt changes to Chapter 3 (Animals) clarifying leash requirements, inspection authority, cleanup responsibilities, and prohibiting certain public sales of live animals; a final adoption date was proposed for March.
The Town of Mooresville on Feb. 17 approved first reading of amendments to Chapter 3 of the town code governing animals, a change the town’s legal staff said will replace the county ordinance previously adopted by the town and clarify local enforcement and standards.
Town attorney/legal presenter Sharon Crawford told the board the town had historically relied on a county animal control ordinance and a…
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