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06-08-2009, 11:20 PM
Fremont County, ID: Pit bull ban proposed
Posted on June 6, 2009 by stopbslcom
Next commission meeting: June 8, 9 AM to 5 PM at the county courthouse in St. Anthony
Commission Chairman Paul Romrell, promrell@co.fremont.id.us
Commissioner Skip Hurt, shurt@co.fremont.id.us
Commissioner Lee Miller, lmiller@co.fremont.id.us
151 West 1st North Room 6
St. Anthony, Idaho 83445
208-624-4271
FAX: 208-624-7335
County Attorney Joette Lookabaugh (author of proposed ordinance), jlookabaugh@co.fremont.id.us
22 West 1st North
St Anthony, Idaho 83445
208-624-4418
FAX: 208-624-3404
http://www.islandparknews.net/atf.php?sid=6549¤t_edition=2009-06-04
County considers regulating wayward dogs
Proposed ordinance would also ban pit bulls
By ELIZABETH LADEN
FREMONT COUNTY — In this week’s regular county commission meeting, County Attorney Joette Lookabaugh presented commissioners with a draft ordinance that would ban dogs from running at large and ban pit bulls and other dogs known to be “extraordinarily dangerous.”
Citizens flew out of the woodwork when previous commissioners contemplated laws regulating dogs, especially owners of working dogs that herd livestock, and breeders — none which this latest ordinance addresses. But Lookabaugh’s ordinance may fly because it does not impose licensing fees and the other proposals did. And, if gossip at the coffee shops is any indication, citizens all over the county are often fed up with dogs their owners do not control
Lookabaugh said one reason she wants pit bulls banned is that one of these dogs attacked a St. Anthony law enforcement officer who would have been seriously injured if another officer had not intervened to stop the attack.
She said pit bulls are used by the “criminal element” to keep lawmen off their property.
The draft ordinance defines “confined’ as keeping an animal in an enclosure that cannot be easily opened by any person other than the owner, or with the owner’s permission, and from which the animal cannot escape.
It addresses other dangerous dogs besides pit bulls, defining such dogs as those that have been trained as attack dogs, and that have chased or approached people in a “menacing” fashion with an “apparent attitude of attack,” and dogs whose owners have been warned by lawmen three times in a 12-month period.
The draft also addresses “public nuisance dogs,” which are defined as persistently barking, whining, howling, pooping on other people’s property, running at large, and chasing people, bicycles, and vehicles.
Pit bull pets that were pets before the ordinance is enacted will be “granddogged in” but owners must show proof that they have a million dollars in liability insurance, and the county must be named as insured by the policy. Owners must prove that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies. and has been fitted with a microchip ID. Owners must also post, “Pit Bull Dog” signs on their property.
Violators of any of the ordinance’s provisions can be fined up to $100. There is no jail time.
Commission Chairman Paul Romrell said he wants the commission to take some time to review the draft, and then discuss it at the next commission meeting, Monday, June 8.
Posted on June 6, 2009 by stopbslcom
Next commission meeting: June 8, 9 AM to 5 PM at the county courthouse in St. Anthony
Commission Chairman Paul Romrell, promrell@co.fremont.id.us
Commissioner Skip Hurt, shurt@co.fremont.id.us
Commissioner Lee Miller, lmiller@co.fremont.id.us
151 West 1st North Room 6
St. Anthony, Idaho 83445
208-624-4271
FAX: 208-624-7335
County Attorney Joette Lookabaugh (author of proposed ordinance), jlookabaugh@co.fremont.id.us
22 West 1st North
St Anthony, Idaho 83445
208-624-4418
FAX: 208-624-3404
http://www.islandparknews.net/atf.php?sid=6549¤t_edition=2009-06-04
County considers regulating wayward dogs
Proposed ordinance would also ban pit bulls
By ELIZABETH LADEN
FREMONT COUNTY — In this week’s regular county commission meeting, County Attorney Joette Lookabaugh presented commissioners with a draft ordinance that would ban dogs from running at large and ban pit bulls and other dogs known to be “extraordinarily dangerous.”
Citizens flew out of the woodwork when previous commissioners contemplated laws regulating dogs, especially owners of working dogs that herd livestock, and breeders — none which this latest ordinance addresses. But Lookabaugh’s ordinance may fly because it does not impose licensing fees and the other proposals did. And, if gossip at the coffee shops is any indication, citizens all over the county are often fed up with dogs their owners do not control
Lookabaugh said one reason she wants pit bulls banned is that one of these dogs attacked a St. Anthony law enforcement officer who would have been seriously injured if another officer had not intervened to stop the attack.
She said pit bulls are used by the “criminal element” to keep lawmen off their property.
The draft ordinance defines “confined’ as keeping an animal in an enclosure that cannot be easily opened by any person other than the owner, or with the owner’s permission, and from which the animal cannot escape.
It addresses other dangerous dogs besides pit bulls, defining such dogs as those that have been trained as attack dogs, and that have chased or approached people in a “menacing” fashion with an “apparent attitude of attack,” and dogs whose owners have been warned by lawmen three times in a 12-month period.
The draft also addresses “public nuisance dogs,” which are defined as persistently barking, whining, howling, pooping on other people’s property, running at large, and chasing people, bicycles, and vehicles.
Pit bull pets that were pets before the ordinance is enacted will be “granddogged in” but owners must show proof that they have a million dollars in liability insurance, and the county must be named as insured by the policy. Owners must prove that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies. and has been fitted with a microchip ID. Owners must also post, “Pit Bull Dog” signs on their property.
Violators of any of the ordinance’s provisions can be fined up to $100. There is no jail time.
Commission Chairman Paul Romrell said he wants the commission to take some time to review the draft, and then discuss it at the next commission meeting, Monday, June 8.