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Resident says county 'animal services' is shifting away from animal control; commissioner explains legal limits
Summary
During public comment, Drew Chamberlain of Layton urged Davis County to restore an animal-control focus, saying animal services now resembles a "taxpayer subsidized veterinary clinic"; Chair Lorraine Kamalu responded that animal services are required by law and that many services are city responsibilities.
Drew Chamberlain of Layton used the public-comment period to urge the Davis County Commission to examine the county's animal services program, arguing the county is moving away from animal control and toward what he called a "taxpayer subsidized veterinary clinic." He said residents face persistent raccoon problems, that a neighbor's pack of dogs has harassed elementary-school children, and that his calls to animal control took three days to elicit a…
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