Shop LocalWednesday, June 29, 2011
Fulton’s Animal Control Committee has spent months developing a new, stronger ordinance for the city in response to a series of dog attacks.
Now that the group has finally compiled a final draft, it is looking for input from local residents to ensure all that work meets their expectations.
“We just wanted to get public input to see if we were on the right track,” said Les Hudson, Fulton’s planning and protective services director. “It’s a pretty touchy subject, and we want to make sure we get it right so we don’t have to go back and do it again.”
Fulton animal owners will have the opportunity to hear a short explanation regarding some of the changes the committee has made, followed by a question-and-answer session during three meetings: 7 a.m. on July 12 at Finally Tammy’s, 7 a.m. on July 14 at McDonald’s and 6 p.m. on July 20 at City Hall.
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rock1853 1 year, 11 months ago
Why not post / print it here or on the cities web page? Not all have time to make it to the meetings.
rock1853 1 year, 11 months ago
.fultonmo.org/aco
rock1853 1 year, 11 months ago
Love it! Now if the reporting and enforcement side would step up that would be nice.
(1) records of the police or animal control officer has inflicted severe injury on a human being without provocation on public or private property;
(2) bites or otherwise injures any person or domestic animal or pet;
(5) Any animal which habitually snaps at, growls or otherwise manifests a disposition to bite, attack or injure any person or domestic animal or pet; or
(6) causes any person to have a reasonable fear of immediate serious physical injury.
Public nuisance animal means any animal that unreasonably annoys humans, endangers the life or health of other animals or persons or substantially interferes with the rights of citizens, other than its owner, to the enjoyment of life or property. The term “public nuisance animal” means and includes, but is not limited to any animal that:
(3)Molests or intimidates pedestrians or passersby.
(4) Chases vehicles.
(5) Excessively makes disturbing noises, including but not limited to continued repeated howling, barking, whining or other utterances causing unreasonable annoyance, disturbance or discomfort to neighbors or others in close proximity to the premises where the animal is kept or harbored.
a) Any person violating this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine as follows:
b) If a violation continues, each day’s violation shall be deemed a separate violation.
b) While on the owner’s property, a dangerous animal must be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping. Such pen or structure must have minimum dimensions of five feet by ten feet and must be at least five feet high with posts anchord in the ground at least two feet and must have secure sides and secure top. If the enclosure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than two feet. The enclosure must also provide protection from the elements for the animal.
A person who owns or keeps custody or control of a dangerous animal commits an offense if the person fails to comply with any requirements for ownership of a dangerous animal. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor. If the owner of any animal determined to be dangerous under this section fails or refuses to comply with requirements of this section, the animal shall be seized by the animal control officer and held pending court orders.
Go with the utility reader people and just take a look around...
Advocator 1 year, 10 months ago
"Love it! Now if the reporting and enforcement side would step up that would be nice."
There in is the problem. The committee has met in good faith and have worked hard on the new ordinance and we thank them, but if it is enforced the same manner as the old one it won't be any different than the old one. Did you know that NO charges were filed when the mailman got bit. You can't blame the old ordinance for the absence of charges. Pass all the laws you want, but no enforcement basicly means no law. From the looks of things we don't have a prosecuting attorney that is interested in filing charges dealing with violations concerning the animal control ordinance! I think that once the ordinance is passed, the committee should meet again in one year to discuss how the new ordinance is working and compare the number of violations taken before the court to previous years and of course what the courts have done with those violations.
MamaB 1 year, 10 months ago
I heard that the victim in that case did not want to press charges.
fultonian 1 year, 10 months ago
I heard the same, I would also like to know what animal control's number is
rock1853 1 year, 10 months ago
642-7443
sarahlong 1 year, 9 months ago
This is a good example of how pets should not behave. If you have a pet who may fit underneath some of these descriptions and you are having trouble with you should probably get a trainer or call the animal control. You wouldn't want your pet to lash out on someone else and then you be sued for the damages.
sarahlong 1 year, 9 months ago
If you have an animal who may fit under any of these categories I would call for animal control. You wouldn't want to be sued for your pets damages. Act quickly before something happens.
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