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FROM: Phil Batchelor C����}}tr,a
County Administrator Costa
DATE*. May 25 , 1988 Co "*
SUBJECT: vim
Legislation: Senate Bill 1741 (Torres)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for SB 1741 which has now been
amended as the County requested.
BACKGROUND:
On February 23 , 1988, on the recommendation of County Counsel,
the Board adopted a position of "support if amended" for SB 1741
by Senator Torres.
This bill attempts to regulate vicious and potentially dangerous
dogs. The County' s opposition to the bill stemmed from the fact
that the original language would have at least partially
preempted the County' s existing animal control ordinance. The
bill, as amended May 3 , 1988, specifies "nothing in this chapter
shall be construed to prevent a city or county from adopting or
enforcing an alternative program for the control of potentially
dangerous or vicious dog's provided that no such alternative
program shall regulate these dogs in a manner that is specific as
to breed" .
With this amendment, the County is free to continue its existing
animal control ordinance as long as it does not attempt to
regulate dogs in a breed-specific manner. This language is
satisfactory to County Counsel and we are, therefore,
recommending that the Board support SB 1741 as amended May 3 ,
1988.
SB 1741 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 19 , 1988
by a vote of 9: 0 and is presently on third reading on the Senate
floor.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE': CVC. ii,�Ea
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
S IGNATURE l S 1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 7, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED JUN 7 19$$
County Counsel —-
Animal Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator Art Torres SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Ralph Heim, Jackson/Barish
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY
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