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Residents and PACE Florida press county to adopt tethering, shelter standards for dogs
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the commission to update Santa Rosa County’s animal ordinance, citing a case of 14 chained dogs in Milton, a petition with 400+ signatures, and existing model language in neighboring counties as examples to emulate.
Several residents and representatives urged the board to modernize Santa Rosa County’s animal-control code to include explicit tethering and outdoor-shelter standards.
Jamie Davis, a Navarre resident, said she saw 14 dogs chained on a Milton property and told commissioners she contacted animal control; she said the county currently lacks a tethering ordinance and that a petition organized by Erin Bridal has gathered more than 400 signatures. "I was here today to be a voice for the 14 dogs that I saw last month in Milton who were chained," Davis said.
Aaron Brian of PACE Florida asked the board to adopt clear, enforceable language modeled on Okaloosa and Escambia counties that would allow officers to issue citations and reduce repeat visits. He said animal-control staff are compiling an ordinance package and asked for board support when it is submitted. The board did not take immediate formal action during the meeting; staff said animal-control is preparing ordinance language for future submission.
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