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Laurens County enacts animal-control policy holding landlords responsible for pets abandoned by renters
Summary
The board approved a new Animal Control Policy aimed at reducing stray animals tied to rental turnover by imposing landlord responsibility for strays and allowing recovery of vet and transport fees.
The Laurens County Board of Commissioners voted on May 5 to adopt an Animal Control Policy that assigns responsibility to landlords for animals abandoned by tenants. County Administrator Bryan Rogers told the board the county was seeing many stray animals that were left when renters moved out, and the policy sets a mechanism to charge landlords fees associated with required veterinary care and transport.
Commissioner Brenda Chain moved to approve the Animal Control Policy; Commissioner Kevin Tanner seconded and the vote was unanimous. The meeting record does not include the policy text, a cited ordinance or a specified effective date; it records only that the board approved the policy and that landlords will be charged associated vet and transport bills when animals are abandoned by renters.
County staff did not record any public comment on the policy during this meeting. The board did not specify an enforcement schedule or administrative process in the minutes provided.
