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Commissioners ask staff to review animal‑services ordinance after repeated nuisance cases
Summary
After hearing about repeat nuisance‑animal complaints and limits of current penalties, Clay County commissioners asked staff to review the animal‑services ordinance and propose language to address repeat offenders and improve enforcement procedures.
Several commissioners raised recurring complaints about nuisance animals and the limitations of the county’s current animal‑services ordinance during the Jan. 13 meeting. They described cases in which animals repeatedly escaped, roamed neighborhoods, or attacked other animals; staff said current enforcement is largely fines and that repeated citations can…
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