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Council advances TNR policy to align city code with state law; Humane Society to vet caretakers
Summary
Councilors introduced a trap-neuter-return ordinance to allow community caretakers to trap, sterilize, vaccinate and return feral cats; the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society said caretaker approval and monitoring would be part of the program, and a community group reported a $9,300 grant for equipment.
On Dec. 10 the Sioux Falls City Council heard a first reading for an ordinance to allow trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating and returning community cats (commonly known as TNR), aligning city code with recent state changes.
Councilor Spellerberg described the policy intent and said the state recently allowed such activity; the proposed city ordinance would add guardrails and require approval and oversight for organizations and caretakers. "When I ran for city council, one of the first groups to reach out to me was TNR,"…
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