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St. Paul Council hears first reading to replace “animal control” with “animal services”

St. Paul City Council · January 14, 2026
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Council heard a staff report and laid over the first reading of Ordinance 26-2 to Jan. 21 after a presentation from the Department of Safety and Inspections on rebranding titles and updating code language from 'animal control' to 'animal services.'

Council members heard a staff report Wednesday on Ordinance 26-2, which replaces repeated references to "animal control" across the city’s legislative and administrative codes with "animal services." Director Angie Weasy of the Department of Safety and Inspections told the Council the term "animal control" is outdated and that the department has already changed job titles — for…

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