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Council adopts animal‑control ordinance adding feeding exceptions and microchipping requirement
Summary
On final reading, council approved Ordinance O‑017‑25 to amend Chapter 2 of the Borger Code to add rules on outdoor feeding of feral animals and require microchipping of impounded animals upon release, with explicit exceptions for trap‑neuter‑release and nonprofit programs reviewed by council resolution.
Borger City Council approved on final reading Ordinance O‑017‑25, amending Chapter 2 (Animal Control) to update rules on outdoor feeding of feral animals and to require microchipping of impounded animals before release, while creating explicit exceptions for qualified trap‑neuter‑release and other nonprofit animal‑management programs that maintain written procedures and have been approved by council resolution.
City staff said the latest version adds language discussed in the prior work session to clarify exceptions for nonprofit organizations and private individuals carrying out trap‑neuter‑release or similar programs. The ordinance requires programs that seek the exception to maintain written procedures and policies and to be reviewed and approved by council resolution before the exception applies.
A council member moved approval on final reading; a second was voiced and the ordinance passed on voice vote.
Next steps: ordinance adoption will be reflected in the city code and staff will coordinate any required outreach or resolution reviews for nonprofit programs seeking exceptions.
