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Date Posted: 23:10:09 02/18/06 Sat LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA for Tuesday, February 21, Item 65: "PUBLIC HEARING 65. Hearing on proposed amendments to the County Code, Title 10 - Animals, to establish a Mandatory Spay and Neuter Program for Restricted Dogs for the purpose of controlling the breeding of certain dog breeds, specifically Pitt Bulls and Rottweilers; amend the definition of "Hobby breeder"; add definitions for "Pitt Bull," "Rottweiler," and "Unaltered"; and to establish a fee of $150 per year for an unaltered restricted dog license. (06-0343)" Due to the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, the BOS meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Room 381B, Kenneth Hahn Hall Of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles. Meetings are broadcast live via Windows Media Player or live audio by telephone at (213) 974-4700 and rebroadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 10:00 p.m.m KLCS. A recorded message of approved items is available immediately following Board meetings at (213) 974-7207. Contact us for additional information about attending the meeting and coordinating efforts. The supporting 23 page document (letter from Marcia Mayeda, Director of Animal Care and Control, brief County Counsel "Analysis" and ordinance text) is available (PDF) from a link on the County's agenda at <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/cms1_041360.html">http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/cms1_041360.html</a> Mayeda's letter rationalizes the ordinance based on a 6 breed-type breakdown of the County's shelter dog population and comparison of the respective euthanasia rates, use of shelter space, adoption rates and unaltered licensing ratios for the 6 types - Shepherds, Pit Bulls, Labradors, Chihuahuas, Rottweilers and Terriers. This brief categorical analysis concludes that Rottweilers and Pit Bulls have disproportionate negative impact on shelter resources that can now be mitigated due to the permissive authority of SB 861 enacted last year. Based on 4,549 unaltered dogs identified as "Pit Bulls" or Rottweilers in the County's licensing database, 6 new jobs would be created at a cost of $668,077. These dogs would be subject to an unaltered "restricted" dog license costing $150 (668,077 divided by 4,549 assuming that these unaltered licensed dogs would apply for restricted licensed.) The permit process to obtain a restricted license is complex with many contingencies to maintain the license and criminal liability for any failure. The risks for dog owners and restricted dogs would far exceed prudence and any enjoyment from owning dogs, make it unlikely out of area breeders would place quality dogs in Los Angeles County for any purposes and exponentially expands authority of animal control to micro-manage private ownership of unaltered dogs. The potential for abusive, discriminatory enforcement practices in a diverse metropolis is truly troubling, and trivial violations have severe punitive consequences and forfeiture. The precedent of this type of ordinance, building on the San Francisco model threatens all ownership of unaltered dogs and even cats by shifting discretion about the merits of individual animals from owners to a public agency. LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Gloria Molina, Supervisor, First District 856 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles CA 90012 (213) -974-4111 Fax (213) -613-1739 molina@bos.co.ca.cu.us Yvonne B. Burke, Supervisor, Second District 866 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles CA 90012 (213) -974-2222 Fax (213)-680-3282 seconddistrict@lacbos.org Zev Yaroslavsky, Supervisor, Third District 821 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-974-3333 Fax (213) 625-7360 E-mail zev@lacbos.org Don Knabe, Supervisor, Fourth District 822 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 213-974-4444 Fax 213-626-6941 <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://knabe.com/dist_info/supervisor/supervisor_contact.html">http://knabe.com/dist_info/supervisor/supervisor_contact.html</a> Michael D. Antonovich, Supervisor, Fifth District County of Los Angeles 869 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 974-5555 Fax (213) 974-1010 fax fifthdistrict@bos.co.la.ca.us [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: city ban | BILLYT (209.4.43.134) | 06:38:28 02/19/06 Sun |