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Council refers proposed animal-control ordinance amendments to committee after residents report repeat offenders
Summary
Councilman Kirkley introduced proposed tweaks to animal-control penalties and, after describing repeat-offender problems reported by animal-control officers, the council voted to send the proposed amendments to the animal services committee for further work and public input; residents at the meeting also complained of unresolved dog attacks and slow follow-up.
Councilman Kirkley told Chesterfield County Council that animal-control officers have reported repeat offenders and that current penalties are insufficient to deter recidivism; he introduced proposed ordinance amendments and requested they be sent to the animal services committee for review. "The penalties on the ordinances are just not sufficient enough... We've got quite a few repeat offenders," Kirkley said, asking the committee to consider ways to give animal control more enforcement 'teeth.'
Resident Jack Hurst told the council his property suffered repeated dog attacks and that the county had not adequately resolved his complaint for 11 months. Council Chair Anderson said he would send the proposed amendments to Mister Ford and the animal services committee and encouraged the public to participate in the upcoming committee meeting; the council did not adopt ordinance changes at the meeting but did refer the item to committee.
