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Oskaloosa advances animal-control code changes in first reading; junk-vehicle code amendment introduced
Summary
The council advanced an amendment to Chapter 6.04 (animal control) in first reading—removing domestic-animal registration, creating a refundable fee for dangerous-dog appeals and allowing alternate enforcement penalties—and began discussion on expanding police authority to address junk or abandoned vehicles under Chapter 10.6.
The Oskaloosa City Council moved an ordinance amending Chapter 6.04 (animal control) forward on first reading at its Jan. 5 meeting, approving measures the mayor said would correct code errors, eliminate registration requirements for domestic animals within city limits and add a small refundable fee for dangerous-dog…
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