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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	03/13/2017
Subject: Rooster and Barking Dog Ordinance
Submitted For:	Beth Ward, Animal Services Director
Department:	Animal Services
Referral No.:	IOC 17/11
Referral Name:	Rooster and Barking Dog Ordinance
Presenter:	Jane Andreotti and Steve Burdo	Contact:	Beth Ward 925-335-8370

Information

Referral History:

On December 6, 2016, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Internal Operations Committee development of an ordinance to authorize administrative penalties for barking dogs and other noisy animals, and to limit the number of roosters on private property in the county unincorporated areas.

After receiving feedback from Contra Costa County residents, the Animal Services Department found that the current Dog Barking Ordinance was insufficient and needed to be strengthened. The Animal Services Department also found that the County lacks a Rooster Ordinance governing the number of roosters a resident could own. After researching ordinances around the Bay Area and the State, the Animal Services Director found that Orange and Solano Counties' noise ordinances had the best practices to serve their community needs around noisy animals.

Referral Update:

Today will be the first discussion of the proposed ordinance update. Attached is a clean copy of the proposed ordinance update and also a version with tracked changes.

Deputy Animal Services Director, Captain Jane Andreotti, will present the report along with Steve Burdo, on behalf of Animal Services Director Beth Ward.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommendations of the Animal Services Director to update the current Dog Barking Ordinance to authorize administrative penalties for animal noise violations and to prohibit the harboring of more than four roosters on private property, and DETERMINE action to be taken.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

The fiscal impact is yet to be determined.

Attachments
Proposed Rooster and Barking Dog Ordinance Update_TRACKED CHANGES
Proposed Rooster and Barking Dog Ordinance Update_CLEAN VERSION