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FROM: Phil Batchelor C ltra
County Administrator CostaDATE: February 17 , 1988 COU*
SUBJECT; _
Legislation: Senate Bill 1741 (Torres)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB ' 1741 by Senator Torres if the
bill is amended as recommended by County Counsel to allow local
governments to continue to adopt and enforce ordinances dealing
with dangerous animals.
BACKGROUND:
Senator Torres has introduced SB 1741 to address the issue of
vicious dogs. County Counsel has reviewed SB 1741 and has a
number of problems with the bill as introduced. The bill
preempts in part the County' s dangerous animal ordinance,
establishes a procedure through the municipal court which is of
doubtful constitutionality and, in some cases, is less stringent
than the County' s dangerous animal ordinance. County Counsel has
drafted a number of proposed amendments which, if adopted as
amendments to SB 1741, would remove our objections to the bill as
introduced.
We are, therefore, recommending a "support if amended" position
on SB 1741. Attached is County Counsel' s memo identifying their
concerns with the bill.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ X YES SIGNATURE:
X_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_ APPROVE OTHER .
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Fehruary 23, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED � OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT P-ND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THEDATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED FEB 2 3 1988
County Counsel
Animal Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator Art Torres SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Larry Naake, Dir. , CSAC
Ralph Heim, .Jackson/Barish & Assoc. BY ,DEPUTY
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