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Warren County officials preview draft countywide animal-control ordinance
Summary
County staff presented a draft countywide animal-control ordinance intended to standardize nuisance, livestock and public-safety rules in unincorporated Warren County, emphasize compliance-first enforcement, and expand community-cat and spay/neuter programs; no vote was taken.
Warren County leaders reviewed a draft countywide animal-control ordinance at their Feb. 26 fiscal court meeting, saying the proposal is written to protect public health and safety while remaining “farm friendly” and focused on compliance rather than criminal penalties.
Sarah Besinger, a presenter who has worked with three magistrates on the proposal, said the county has never had a countywide animal-control ordinance and that the draft borrows elements from similar counties and the city of Bowling Green to establish nuisance definitions, livestock and…
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