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us> No Phone Info Available 03/27/2008 03:50 PM <Robert.L.Stafki @seagate.com> RE: Animal Control ordinance cc Subject Mr. Stafki, Earlier this month you inquired about our dog ordinance. We have recently drafted an animal control ordinance that is being considered. It has not yet gone to the council for a vote. The ordinance scheduled for city council consideration earlier this month was pulled from the agenda. Here is the current draft. Thank you. Carol Danielson Administrative Secretary Original Message From: Robert.L.Stafki @ seagate.com [mailto:Robert.L.Stafki @seagate.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:07 AM To: Carol Danielson Subject: Animal Control ordinance Good morning, I have reviewed the proposed ordinance regarding animal control and believe that it is generally a well thought out proposal with one very serious exception. I urge you to reconsider the language regarding the requirement that dogs be on a lead when on the property of the owner. If I am interpreting this correctly, there is no exception for dogs that are well trained or even adequately trained, regardless of how large the property, Location of the property, size or breed of the dog or attention of the owner. Dogs need exercise. Walking on a lead, to a dog, is not exercise. They need to run. This ordinance would prevent dog owners from even throwing a ball or frisbee for the dog to retrieve. I realize that there are problem owners and that they create work for our Police Officers, Animal Control Officers and others. But the passage of this ordinance would have little or no effect on these people. They ignore the ordinance now and passing a more restrictive one would not change this fact, only penalize those owners who already comply. I understand that this could be avoided by fencing the yard, either with invisible fence or a real one. But this is not a trivial expense and would