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Lubbock council approves first reading of dangerous-dog ordinance that shifts determinations and raises insurance requirement
Summary
On first reading the council voted 6-1 to amend Chapter 4 to align with state law: administrative hearings would no longer be required for declarations, officers will use sworn affidavits to start cases, owners get 30 days to comply, and the minimum liability insurance requirement was amended upward (council endorsed $1 million in committee action).
The Lubbock City Council on Nov. 11 approved on first reading an amendment to Chapter 4 of the city code revising how "dangerous dogs" are declared and regulated. The measure, as amended, aligns the city ordinance more closely with state law, moves initial determinations out of a public administrative hearing process, and increases the minimum liability-insurance requirement for declared dangerous dogs.
Taylor Ruggles, assistant director with Lubbock Animal Services, told the council the proposal would distinguish "dangerous dog" from the broader "dangerous animal" designation and would remove the requirement for a pre-declaration public hearing. Under the proposal, staff would accept a notarized dangerous-dog…
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