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Committee approves amendment to 'Habitual Animal Offender' ordinance, replaces 'may' with 'shall'
Summary
The Price County Law Enforcement Committee approved an amendment to Ordinance Sec. 223-44.1 on May 7, 2026, including a late amendment replacing the word "may" with "shall," and forwarded the measure to the County Board for consideration after a public hearing and brief discussion.
The Price County Law Enforcement Committee voted May 7 to approve an amendment to Price County Ordinance Sec. 223-44.1, titled "Habitual Animal Offender," and forwarded the ordinance to the Price County Board of Supervisors for consideration.
Chair Larry Palecek opened the public hearing at 9:01 a.m.; public comments were offered by Waldemar Madsen of Phillips and Ginny Strobl of Georgetown before Palecek closed the hearing at 9:06 a.m. During committee action, members moved (Wartgow/Kopisch) to approve the ordinance and then approved an amendment (Kopisch/Wartgow) that struck the word "may" from line 15 and added the word "shall." The committee recorded the motions as carried and forwarded the amended ordinance to the County Board.
The committee did not record a roll-call vote tally in the minutes; the minutes record the motions as "carried." The measure now proceeds to the full Board for consideration.
