UPDATE MON FEB 3
The proposed changes
to the dog/animal ordinance
may have been pulled
from the agenda.
Watch for another update
before the meeting
Monday night.
UPDATE FRI JAN 31
Two Saline County Committees will meet on Monday, February 3rd, 2025, to consider animal control changes and amending the budget. Read the full agenda and details below.
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The Public Works and Safety (PWS) Committee will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Courtroom #3. The Finance Committee will convene immediately afterward. See the agendas below.
MINUTES
In the previous meeting, on January 6, 2025, the PWS Committee approved a new organizational ordinance for the 2025-2026 term. The Finance Committee then approved the 2025 county budget. Read the full minutes in the image below.
AGENDA
In the meeting February 3, 2025, Committee members will look at possibly making several changes regard animal ownership, including the following 5 pages:
PAGE 1
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1.4.c. No dogs on trolley lines.
1.4.d. No dogs chained or tethered.
1.4.e. No dog fighting.
1.4.f. No at large dogs.
1.4.g. Dogs must be on a leash outdoors.
1.4.h. No dogs in the truck bed.
PAGE 2
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2.9.a. & 2.9.b. An animal may be placed for adoption (not euthanized) after a bite if found not vicious and not with rabies, but owner abandons.
3.10. Increasing fines for violating the ordinance.
PAGE 3
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4.3.c. Dog declared abandoned if owner doesn’t show in court.
4.3.d. After a bite, a dog may be euthanized if found vicious, or placed for adoption if not vicious.
4.3.d. (continued) After 30 days of owner’s non-compliance, a dog may be euthanized if found vicious, or placed for adoption if not vicious.
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5.4.f. Deleting a portion that requires controlling dogs in a truck bed. Inserting a portion that says no dogs in truck beds regardless of restraints.
5.4.g. Changing “multiple” violations to be “in excess of three.”
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6.6.a. In Hot Springs Village, an animal may be placed for adoption (not euthanized) after a bite if found not vicious, but owner abandons.
The proposed ordinance to amend the 2024 Saline County Budget Ordinance No. 2023-30 is below:
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