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Union County panel tightens dangerous-dog appeals process, establishes ad hoc panel pool
Summary
Sheriff's office told the Consolidated Human Services Board it will standardize dangerous-dog declarations and appeal paperwork; the board adopted a new ad hoc dangerous dog board provision in rules and approved a pool of members and veterinarians to serve on time‑sensitive appeals.
The Consolidated Human Services Board on Monday received a presentation from the Union County Sheriff’s Office on how the county determines and handles dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs and approved new rules to create an ad hoc appeal panel when the board cannot meet within the statutory 10‑day period.
Lieutenant Jamie Grigg of the Sheriff’s Office said Animal Services investigates roughly 500 bite reports a year but found only three dogs met the statutory criteria for dangerous or potentially dangerous status in 2025. Grigg described the evidence the division relies on — police reports, witness statements, photographs and…
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