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Committee hears bill to let counties seek court orders to seize animals that violate local resolutions
Summary
House Bill 26-98 would authorize courts to order seizure, retention and disposal of animals when owners violate county animal-control resolutions, subject to specified findings and existing statutory enforcement processes; proponents, including Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell and private citizens, described long-running dangerous-dog problems in unincorporated areas.
Lawmakers considered House Bill 26-98, which would allow courts to order the seizure, retention and—where local county resolution permits—the disposal of animals when an owner violates a county animal-control resolution.
The Revisor told the Committee on Local Government the bill describes three possible findings a court must make before ordering seizure: that the animal displayed behavior posing a substantial threat to public health, safety or welfare; that the owner is likely to subject the animal to future treatment violating the county resolution; or that the animal is prohibited by local resolution from being kept in…
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