Like their counterparts in big cities, dog owners in Lake County may have to start cleaning up
after their pets with pooper scoopers.That was one of several changes to the county's
animal control ordinance suggested during a public hearing Tuesday.The revamped proposal, which aims primarily to stop vicious
animals before they bite or harm someone, will undergo more tinkering to include suggestions like cleaning up
after dogs.Pooper scoopers will be needed if the county sticks with the idea to ban defecating by dogs on both public and private property other than that belonging to the
animal's owner, County Commissioner Richard Swartz said.
Specifically,
after the Council Bluffs pit bull ban went into effect, based on current registered dogs,
animal control established a list of dogs in compliance with the
ordinance.