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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/10/2017
Subject: 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:	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.

The IOC reviewed the draft ordinance at its March 13 meeting and chose to take no action on the proposed ordinance at that time but directed ASD staff to consult with DCD staff regarding consistency with the farm animal ordinance currently under development, and report back to the IOC in April. Supervisor Andersen indicated a willingness to bifurcate the proposed ASD ordinance if the rooster issue was not resolved in April, to permit the barking dog portion of the ordinance to advance to the Board.

Referral Update:

The Animal Services Department asks the IOC to consider proceeding with only the dog barking provisions of the ordinance. The department was unable to provide a revised draft ordinance in time for the IOC packet. Attached are a clean and mark-up copy of the original proposed ordinance for reference.

Steve Burdo, ASD Community & Media Relations Manager, will represent Animal Services Director Beth Ward at the meeting today.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommendation of the Animal Services Director to update the current Dog Barking Ordinance to authorize administrative penalties for animal noise violations, 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