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Committee advances substitute ordinance tightening animal-ownership rules, including mandatory microchipping
Summary
A substitute ordinance to tighten Milwaukee’s Chapter 78 was introduced and ordered passed by the Public Safety & Health Committee; sponsors said it adds mandatory licensing and microchipping for dogs and cats, expands cruelty definitions and aims to curb unregulated breeding while Department of Neighborhood Services confirmed it can enforce the changes.
A Milwaukee Common Council Public Safety & Health Committee on-topic hearing advanced a substitute ordinance aimed at tightening the city’s rules on domestic animals, with sponsors saying the changes balance animal welfare and taxpayer interests.
Alderman Baumann, the lead sponsor, told the committee the measure updates Chapter 78 and “attempt[s] to hold down the public cost of MATC services” while improving animal welfare. Baumann said the substitute reworks definitions and enforcement tools and includes “mandatory licensing and microchipping of all…
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