Rules
tighten animal ownership under new regulations:
* Establishes a charge of $70 per animal for breeders to obtain permits.
* Limits a single house to six cats and/or dogs. People owning more
than a half-acre of land will be allowed eight. People who currently
own a greater number of animals can apply to the city to be allowed
to keep their animals without penalty.
* Require dogs and cats be spayed or neutered. Animals younger than
6 months old, service animals, competition animals, those belonging
to a licensed breeder or animal owners with a valid intact animal permit
are exempt from spaying or neutering regulations. A veterinarian can
also certify that an animal shouldn't be spayed or neutered for health
reasons.
* Prohibits using animals as prizes
* Allows the city to seize and impound a dog suspected of causing bodily
injury to a person until after a hearing on the dog's fate.
* Prohibits tethering of unsupervised dogs to trees or poles except
"for a period no longer than necessary for the owner to complete
a temporary task."
* Mandates that owners provide at least 150 square feet of space and
a "building or properly designed doghouse" for a dog confined
outdoors.
For more details click on the Dallas
Animal Services icon above.
