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First reading: council reviews multiple animal-code amendments including shelter references and chicken rules
Summary
Ordinance 2026-04 received its first reading Jan. 22; the proposal amends Title 6 (Animals) to update license expiration and vaccination rules, remove references to a town animal shelter, and change provisions on chickens and animal capture.
Mayor Johann R. Wallace performed the first reading of Ordinance 2026-04 on Jan. 22, presenting a set of amendments to Title 6 (Animals). The proposed changes address expiration of licenses and vaccinations, remove references to the town’s former animal shelter (which the town no longer operates), amend rules concerning keeping chickens, and revise provisions related to impounding, adoption, and animal capture/traps.
The minutes show the first reading only; the item was not adopted at the meeting. The police chief and the town attorney were listed as presenters for this ordinance in the agenda. The minutes do not record specific language changes, fiscal impacts, or an implementation timetable.
