Animal control ordinance overhaul
Summary
After six years of committee work, the city is rewriting its animal control and licensing rules. Key points: a dangerous-animal appeals board stays, licensing fees change, and backyard chickens and poisonous pets remain banned.
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Licensing fee structure will change; details to be reviewed before second reading.
Pet owners get clearer rules; animal control enforcement gets workable tools.
Residents hoping to keep backyard chickens will remain prohibited from doing so.
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