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China Grove council adopts animal-control enforcement field manual to support Ordinance No. 26-0108
Summary
The City Council approved an Animal Control Enforcement Field Manual (Summary Edition) to be used to enforce Ordinance No. 26-0108. The motion, moved by Alderman Eddy Perez and seconded by Alderman Reynaldo Benitez, passed with all aldermen present voting in favor.
At its Feb. 5, 2026 regular meeting, the China Grove City Council voted to approve the Animal Control Enforcement Field Manual (Summary Edition) and authorized its use to enforce Ordinance No. 26-0108. The motion was moved by Alderman Eddy Perez and seconded by Alderman Reynaldo Benitez; all aldermen present voted in favor.
Council materials list the manual as a summary edition intended to standardize field enforcement procedures under the city's animal control ordinance. The approval authorizes city staff and enforcement officers to apply the manual's guidance in implementing Ordinance No. 26-0108. The minutes do not record additional debate nor include verbatim remarks from council members on the topic.
The adoption appears as a discrete action on the council agenda; the record shows the item was deliberated and approved during the "Discussion / Action" portion of the meeting. Next procedural steps or implementation timing were not specified in the minutes.
