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The electric devices could be used in back yards, but dogs would still have to be tethered or leashed in front yards. The board votes on the final measure at its next meeting.
The Wentzville Board of Aldermen amended a proposed animal control ordinance Wednesday to allow electric fences to contain dogs in back yards. The previous bill would have required a physical fence to contain dogs, and those with electric fences still would have needed to keep their dogs leashed or tethered. The amendment passed by a 5-1 vote. The bill’s second and final reading will be at the board's March 14 meeting. If approved, the legislation would repeal the city's current restrictions on pit bulls and put in its place a breed-neutral policy that puts the burden of securing vicious or aggressive dogs on the owners. Other amendments to the animal control bill include: (For more on the legislation, see Pit Bull Ordinance Repeal Nears …
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New policy could become law as early as next week.
Wentzville's Board of Aldermen appear confident enough in the new animal control policy that it plans to officially read it into record for the first time at its next scheduled meeting on Feb. 29. The legislation, which is still in draft form, will repeal the city's current restrictions on pit bulls and put in its place a breed-neutral policy that puts the onus of harsh or vicious dogs on the owners rather the pets. The draft has been in the hands of Police Chief Lisa Harrison since January and has been presented to the board several times in the last two months. Harrison has essentially come up with a completely overhauled policy. On Wednesday, the board further fine-tuned the policy, this time coming to terms with what to do about pets …
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Controversial legislation would repeal the city's restrictions on pit bulls.
The city's ongoing effort to rewrite its animal policy—namely, how authorities treat vicious dogs and their owners—resumes Wednesday as the Wentzville Board of Aldermen are slated to discuss the developing legislation at its regularly scheduled meeting. The new policy, which would repeal the city's current pit bull restrictions, is breed neutral and would put the onus of harsh or vicious dogs on the owners rather the pets. To do that, the legislation calls for a series of fines for first and subsequent incidents, with fines ranging from $100 for the first offense to $500 for a fourth offense, with the animal being ordered to be removed from the city or be euthanized. The board last discussed the policy at its Jan. 25 meeting in front of a…
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Police chief to make changes before presenting the board with the legislation Feb. 8.
Wentzville aldermen want harsher fines and possibly even jail time for owners of dogs that repeatedly bite other dogs or humans. More than 60 concerned residents waited nearly three hours until the Wentzville Board of Alderman began discussing its new animal control ordinance, which will likely seek to put the onus of harsh or vicious dogs on the owners rather the pets. The city has long had certain restrictions on pit bulls. Now, officials and concerned residents are pushing to repeal those restrictions and replace them with a new policy that would enact harsher penalties on owners of any dog that displays vicious characteristics. The city's police department has been preparing the legislation, which was slated to be read into record for…
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7:43 am on Friday, January 27, 2012
In reply to Michael E. Carter.....you said with regard to the "presumed" temperment of these dogs. Yet, it sounds as if in your opinion it's a fact, not presumed. That is one of the problems with todays society. You are judging the breed and not the dog. I have worked with and been around thousands of dogs in my 55 years and I have learned that you can rarely determine whether a dog is going to … more ›
Linda Petelik
9:44 am on Sunday, March 11, 2012
I can appreciate that the board is trying to protect against dog attacks however, I feel that this is not the way to go about it. Most of the people that have gone to the expense to put in an electric fence are concerned about their dogs staying in the yard & they take the time to train their dogs to do so. The way it stands now, the electric fence I have now will have to be partially dug up and … more ›