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Lanark council approves animal ordinance revisions, raises reclamation fee to $50
Summary
Council approved revisions to the animal ordinance (sections 5-1-5, 5-1-10, 5-1-12 and 5-1-18) including leashed dogs on cemetery paved paths, a $50 reclamation fee, updated dangerous-animal language, and a revised chicken-permit system; some members expressed concern about fee increases and livestock limits.
The council reviewed and approved revisions to sections 5-1-5, 5-1-10, 5-1-12 and 5-1-18 of the animal ordinance. Key changes include allowing leashed dogs on paved cemetery paths, increasing the animal-control reclamation fee to $50, aligning penalties with the general schedule, clarifying livestock restrictions, and establishing a revised chicken-permit system with higher fees, limits, and inspection provisions. Attorney Ed Mitchell will draft the updated ordinance language for placement on a future meeting agenda.
Council discussion noted mixed opinions about the proposed fee increases and voiced concerns about wording related to public animal slaughter and nuisance enforcement; members directed additional work on establishing clear animal-quantity limits before final adoption of the ordinance text. The ordinance revisions were approved by motion and recorded 5–0.
