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County staff recommend dropping 'potentially dangerous' label, add 'irresponsible owner' category
Summary
County animal-control staff proposed ordinance edits to align with state law: removing the 'potentially dangerous' dog designation and adding an 'irresponsible owner' category to cover repeated ordinance violations. The board committee voted to forward the changes to the full McHenry County board.
The animal control administrator said the county will remove the term "potentially dangerous" from its local ordinance and add an "irresponsible owner" designation to capture repeated, reckless-owner behavior not specifically listed in state statute. The administrator told the committee the change followed advice from the state's attorney to avoid conflicts with state-language.
The change would reserve the state's legal "dangerous dog" definition for cases that meet…
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