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Revise the existing Animal Leash Law to REMOVE this language : The Animal Control Officer may, at his/her discretion, waive the provisions of Subsection A if a determination is made that the owner or keeper has a valid reason to have the dog unleashed or untethered for training, exhibition or show purposes. [Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4]

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1. (ID # 2025-613): Revise the existing Animal Leash Law to REMOVE this language : The Animal Control Officer may, at his/her discretion, waive the provisions of Subsection A if a determination is made that the owner or keeper has a valid reason to have the dog unleashed or untethered for training, exhibition or show purposes. [Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4] Motion to Refer to Legal & Legislative made by President Migliorelli RESULT: ASSIGN TO COMMITEE TO: Legal & Legislative VI. PUBLIC HEARING

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▶ 1:00:51 Speaker 2: I.D. number 2025-613 to revise the existing Animal Leash Law to remove this language.The Animal Control officer may, at his or her discretion, waive the provisions of sub- subsection A if a determination is made that the owner or keeper has a valid reason to have the dog unleashed or untethered for training, exi- e- exhibition, or show purposes. Amended 8/21/2017 by ordinance number 2018-4.

▶ 1:01:20 Leila Migliorelli: This will go to legal and legislative. Um, before moving on, I realize that I had stopped public comment earlier and did not reopen it. If there's anyone wanting to speak in public comment, (laughs) none of my councilors (laughs) also caught that. Um, if there's anyone who wants to speak in public comment about any of the items, now that we're moving on to unfinished business, um, we'll be taking votes on, um, or, uh, we'll be discussing or taking final votes on the, uh, two items, which is a feasibility study for the MSBA accelerated repair projects- (laughs) ... and, of course, the demo delay ordinance. Is there anyone wishing to speak in public comment? Um, I motion by unanimous consent to reopen public comments if there's anyone wanting to speak in public comments.