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County staff rewrite animal-control ordinance; magistrates defer final vote for more review
Summary
Proposed revisions to Boyle County's animal-control ordinance add definitions (including dogfighting and torture), double impound fees, create livestock penalties ($100–$500 per occurrence), add leash/park rules and revise cruelty/vicious-dog language; the court withdrew a vote and scheduled a first reading after members requested the final packet and more time.
County staff presented comprehensive revisions to the county animal-control ordinance on Nov. 26, adding or clarifying definitions, penalties and administrative procedures and proposing several new enforcement tools.
Julie (county attorney/animal-control staff) walked the court through major changes: new definitions for dogfighting and cruelty, an expanded restraint section (with community cats exempt from leash requirements), impound…
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