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First reading held on animal code amendments, including license and shelter changes
Summary
Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance 2026-04, proposing multiple amendments to Title 6 (Animals) concerning license expiration, vaccination, removal of shelter references, chicken-keeping rules, and trap ordinances; no adoption was recorded.
The council held the first reading of Ordinance 2026-04, which proposes multiple amendments to Title 6 of the town code concerning animals. The changes described in the agenda would address license expiration and vaccination requirements, remove references to the town’s former animal shelter, adjust rules for keeping chickens, and revise provisions related to animal capture traps.
This was a first reading; the minutes do not record a subsequent adoption vote. The ordinance was presented by the Police Chief and Town Attorney at the first-reading stage; the council did not take final action at the Jan. 22 meeting and staff must follow the town’s adoption procedures for any code amendments.
