Sentences with phrase «dog ordinance by»

She is on a committee that has recommended stiffening the county's vicious - dog ordinance by making owners financially responsible for their pets.

The Volusia County Animal Control Board is hoping the County Council will help put some bite back into the county's dangerous - dog ordinance by approving a proposed amendment Thursday.

Not exact matches

«By shrinking the supply of puppy mill dogs flowing into our market, the ordinance is expected to boost adoptions for homeless animals and increase sales for small, responsible dog breeders,» said Humane Society of the United States» Arizona State Director, Kari Nienstedt.

The proposed ordinance also forbids the consumption of cat and dog meat by humans and animals, and sets stiffer penalties for the owners of vicious dogs.

The ordinance did exempted certain animals, including those that have competed in shows or sporting competitions, guide dogs, animals used by police agencies, and those belonging to professional breeders.

Existing pit bull dogs would be allowed to remain within the city, provided that the dogs are registered and the dogs are kept as required by the ordinance.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

Rabies vaccinations, on the other hand, are required for dogs once every three years by county ordinance

The insurance requirement is part of a series of proposed changes to the animal control ordinance that include making owners of biting dogs attend mandatory education and training classes and buy «dangerous dog» tags that would be worn by their animals at all times.

Mayor Owen Sheppard said signs prohibiting animals in parks have been posted for years but the city has lacked a pertinent ordinance.Shook could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but her assistant, Jeanne Scholz said the vicious dog ordinance is the result of increased reports in Florida of attacks by pit bull terriers.

Spurred by recent dog attacks that nearly killed a woman and injured a child, commissioners asked animal experts to propose new fines and help toughen the county's animal control ordinance.

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.

According to the Carroll County Code of Public Law and Ordinances, dog owners who have more than three intact (unsprayed / un-neutered) adult dogs (1 year and older) and intend to breed dogs must obtain a fancier's kennel permit upon approval by the Zoning Administrator after a public hearing.

That ordinance restricted pet stores from selling dogs or cats from commercial breeders, but was ultimately nixed months later by Arizona's governor, who signed a counter bill giving the state — and not cities — power to regulate pet stores.

SAFETY HARBOR — «A topic first brought to the commission by a concerned resident about a year ago was passed by the City Commission as a new ordinance Monday prohibiting the retail sale of cats and dogs within city limits.»

But his passion borders on zealotry and he's been prompted by a legion of animal welfare fanatics to propose a city ordinance that will ban the retail sale of dogs and cats in Tucson unless they come from animal shelters.

The ordinance targets the «American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier or any dog displaying a majority of physical traits of one or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club (AKC) or the United Kennel Club (UKC) for any of the above breeds.

Between now and Tuesday, call and email all 17 commissioners and make sure they get the message — There are no good puppy mills, please stand by the ordinance in support of the dogs left behind.

Since the ordinance passed, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)-- a group heavily funded by Petland (the largest pet store chain in America selling puppy mill dogs) and the Hunte Corporation (the largest broker in puppy mill dogs)-- has turned up the heat in Cook County and the state of Illinois.

In an effort to put an end to inhumane «puppy mill» breeding operations, Sacramento lawmakers passed an ordinance that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet stores in the city.

Owners of dogs that make «excessive noise» could face fines of up to $ 250 a day under an ordinance approved yesterday by a Chicago City Council committee.

If we harness the passion for dogs like Lennox, we do have the power to enact changes in ordinances like this throughout the country by making the stories of these dogs, the injustices against them, more public.

«By drying up the demand for puppy mill dogs, the ordinance will boost adoptions for area animal shelters and rescue groups and increase opportunities for responsible dog breeders.»

Denver's ordinance actually bans «any dog that is an APBT, AST, and SBT»; «any dog displaying the majority of the physical traits of» any one or more of these breeds or  «any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established» by the AKC or UKC for any of these breeds.

Dexter will live and be able to continue to visit his pet sitter in Denver.  More dog owners plan to challenge determinations by the pit bull evaluation team that their dogs are pit bulls within the meaning of the ordinance.

VACCINATIONS ARE REQUIRED: N.C.G.S. 130 A — 185 AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY ORDINANCE ARTICLE II SECTION 2A STATES: The owner of every dog and cat shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies at four (4) months of age, again at sixteen (16) months of age and then every three (3) years by a licensed veterinarian.

MCABSL's main goal is to lift the Miami Pit Bull Ban that is responsible for the thousands of innocent dogs killed by this hideous ordinance.

Ashland will still have its vicious dog ordinance to protect against unwarranted attacks or vicious behavior by dogs of any breed.

A dog attacks, and city - council members want the city attorney to react — sometimes by drafting an ordinance that restricts or outlaws a specific breed of dog, most often the maligned pit bull terrier.1 After such an ordinance is passed, authorities must then ferret out and kill any dog that slightly resembles a pit bull terrier.

Because the vote to ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits purchased by pet stores from commercial breeders was not unanimous, a second vote on the ordinance will be held next week.

It's about time... and there's plenty of information here by the Canadians that can be used when helping communities avoid pit bull bans when non-breed specific dangerous dog ordinances are much more effective.

The National Animal Interest Alliance recognizes the challenge faced by lawmakers who must write fair and enforceable ordinances that calm the fears of the community and help animal control officers get dangerous dogs off the streets.

The day before the holiday, Cincinnati City Council unanimously overturned the Queen City's 13 - year - old ban on American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers and replaced the breed - specific law with a generic dangerous dog ordinance written in part by Ohio Valley Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affiliadog ordinance written in part by Ohio Valley Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affiliaDog Owners Inc., an NAIA affiliate.

City ordinance allows for any dog or cat not showing evidence of being vaccinated or city registration to be subject to impound by the Animal Services Division.

An Ordinance (No. 2017 - 16) amending Chapter 6 (Animal Control) of Bainbridge Island, WA City Code by adding a new Section 6.04.113 (Selling Animals from Puppy or Kitten Mills Prohibited) to prohibit the retail sale of dogs and cats in the City.

Williams - who liked to walk her Airedale terrier, Eric, in the park - suggests that signs be posted in the park warning of the fines that will be imposed if pet owners do not abide by the current city ordinance requiring them to keep their dogs on leashes and to clean up after them.

Fees and fines levied by Orange County Animal Services were given a hefty increase Tuesday by county commissioners, clearing the way for enforcement of strict new rules for owners of cats and dogs.Last fall, commissioners approved several revisions to the county animal - control ordinance with the aim of reducing unwanted breeding and the number of strays.The changes adopted Tuesday include an increase from $ 10 to $ 25 for registration of fertile cats and dogs.

Blind persons who are licensed by the commission to operate vending facilities shall be allowed to have their guide dogs present with them while on public property, any state, county or municipal laws, regulations, ordinances to the contrary notwithstanding.

Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled «An Ordinance Amending And Supplementing Sections 8 - 1 And 8 - 10 Of Chapter 8, Animals, Of The Revised Ordinances Of The Township Of Randolph To Ban The Retail Sale Of Dogs And Cats» was submitted in writing at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Township of Randolph, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, held on July 31, 2014 and was introduced, read by title and passed on first reading.

(vii)(A) Westerly town council may provide, by ordinance, for an annual license fee of ten dollars ($ 10.00) for unspayed female dogs and unneutered male dogs;

County Ordinance 6 - 42: «Any person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of a dog, cat, or ferret four (4) months of age or older within this county must secure a county license from a veterinarian or from the county animal control facility and, as a part of such license, shall show proof of a current rabies vaccination which shall have been administered by a veterinarian.»

Regulations to offer residents relief from barking dogs will be drafted instead by the county's animal - control ordinance committee.

IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE that owners love their pets and want them to have freedom instinctive to animals, but the new animal control ordinance in Orange County could prove to be a real danger to the pet and private citizen.As a jogger, I am often physically challenged by owner - accompanied, unleashed dogs.

More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage of breed - specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets of nothing to stop the passage of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage of a pit bull ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction of a proposed pit bull ban throughout Quebec province.

Orange County kills 10,811 dogs and cats each year but that number could be cut by more than a third if commissioners make widespread changes in their animal control department, a committee says.The group has recommended a new animal control ordinance that would allow animal control to handle pet adoptions and let workers ignore anonymous complaints about barking dogs and stray cats.

She said they complied with the city ordinances, but still her dogs were taken by animal control officers.

The ordinance appears to be a combination of Animal Welfare Act standards particularly for housing and the recently released model bill by the American Veterinary Medical Association for commercial dog breeders.Â

If someone is injured by a dog not covered by the breed specific ordinance, the ordinance does not apply.

Large cities like Boston, Las Vegas, and Chicago have passed retail bans, and California recently made history by passing a state - wide ordinance banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.

The proposed ordinance contains requirements that high volume retailers and breeders have adequately trained and sufficient staff who haven't been convicted of animal cruelty within a year of employment, nutrition, proper handling of dogs, socialization, daily observation and assessment, enrichment, proper grouping, exercise where dogs can reach a «running stride», also a proposed requirement under the PUPS Act pending in Congress;  «necessary routine and preventive veterinary care», «prompt treatment of illness or injury» and humane euthanasia, at least limiting the methods to those approved by the AVMA.