Sentences with phrase «vicious animal ordinances»

When city officials debated the pit bull ban, officials also changed the city's vicious animal ordinances.

The ordinance approved Tuesday also replaces the city's vicious animals ordinance with a similar but broader «dangerous dogs» ordinance regarding dogs that have shown inappropriate aggressive behavior.

Not exact matches

Dogs that attack or threaten people or other pets in Washington County, Maryland, would get 18 months to improve their behavior before being labeled «vicious and dangerous» under changes to the animal control ordinance proposed Tuesday.

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 draft left much of the city's existing ordinance in place but did address provisions regarding dangerous and vicious animals, which primarily applied to dogs.

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.

Pets soon may be banned from city parks while vicious dogs could be muzzled and impounded if they display aggressive behavior, according to two newly proposed laws from the city's Animal Control Department.Vickie Ann Shook, department director, requested adoption of the ordinances to give her officers better control over animals in the city.

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.

Illinois also has some other Ordinances which support this Act, like Highland Park's «Dangerous / Vicious Dogs and Problem Pet Owner Ordinance» or Skokie's «Dangerous / Vicious Animals and Problem Pet Owner Ordinances»

Fearing the teeth of a proposed animal control ordinance could punish those who own guard dogs, the City Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his property.

The new ordinance defines a vicious dog as any animal that has caused death or serious injury to a person.

We certainly agree that a breed - neutral vicious dog ordinance offers the best protection to the entire community - citizens and animals alike.

But some pets can prove dangerous and Lake County leaders aim to put teeth in a law that regulates domestic animals.Pets and pet - related issues - from barking dogs to pooper - scoopers to vicious animals - soon will come under the scrutiny of a group that will advise Lake County on proposed revisions to its animal control law.County commissioners recently approved forming an advisory committee to study changes to Lake's animal control ordinance.

Commissioner Thad Altman suggested any revisions to the county's existing animal control ordinance be restricted to pit bulls, but the other four commissioners prevailed in directing that it address any dog that could be vicious.