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Consider approving an ordinance pertaining to Animals, amending Section 5-1-120, Article 5-1, Chapter 5, Lawton City Code 2015, by establishing that dogs are not to be left outdoors and unattended for a period exceeding one-half hour when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, providing for severability, establishing an effective date, and allowing for floor amendments.
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INITIATOR: Councilperson Warren
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Councilperson Warren
BACKGROUND: This proposed ordinance is similar to that passed by Oklahoma City in recent years. The proposed ordinance establishes that dogs are not to be left outdoors and unattended for a period exceeding one-half hour when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Lawton, Oklahoma. Furthermore, it states a dog will be considered “outdoors” regardless of access to an outdoor shelter, unless the shelter has an independent source of heat.
EXHIBIT: Ordinance 23-____
KEY ISSUES: N/A
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Ordinance 23-____, waive the reading of the ordinance and read the title only.