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Animal control urges tougher dog ordinance language; commissioners keep item on agenda
Summary
Animal Control officer Maddy Ridlen and Sheriff Rick Meyer urged changes to Jackson County's dog ordinance, recommending higher fines, removing permissive wording (specifically the word "may") and adding a requirement for proper shade. Commissioners asked Ridlen to work with staff counsel and left the item on the next agenda.
During the meeting Sept. 2, Animal Control officer Maddy Ridlen told commissioners she believed fines in the county dog ordinance should be raised and that certain language should be tightened. Ridlen recommended refraining from using the word "may" in enforcement provisions and proposed adding a mandatory requirement that owners provide "proper shade for dogs," with fines for noncompliance. Sheriff Rick Meyer described recent incidents that prompted the review; commissioners asked Ridlen to work with county legal staff on revised verbiage and left the matter on the next meeting agenda for further consideration.
Minutes do not record proposed fine amounts or a draft ordinance text. The entry is recorded as "old business," and no formal motion to adopt revised language was made on Sept. 2. The board retained the item for continued drafting and eventual council consideration of any fines or penalties.
