
Stray Dog Crisis: Should Lubbock Implement Breeding Permits?
Recently, the Lubbock City Council voted on potential changes to an ordinance that would require dog and cat breeders within city limits to obtain a permit. This decision, however, was struck down.
Breeding Ordinances in Lubbock
Everything Lubbock provided info on the recent city council vote. They reported that the proposed changes to the existing ordinance were twofold: breeders within city limits would require a permit and that liability insurance for dangerous dogs would increase to four times the current amount.
This came as a surprise to some due to the fact that the council voted in approval just weeks ago on the same ordinance prior to the changes.
The original ordinance was voted in favor 5 to 2. But the implemented changes brought it to a tie vote after the full council was not present at the time, and the ordinance did not pass.
Everything Lubbock also provided remarks from Lubbock Animal Services Director Steven Greene who spoke on the permit requirements that would have been present if the ordinance had passed.
If a Lubbock resident had a litter of cats or dogs with intent to sell, they would have needed a permit to do so.
As for the increased dangerous dog insurance, Greene stated that this would be "if a dog is unprovoked off its property and causes an attack on a human or domestic animal or a fowl."
The proposed ordinance change would have increased the liability insurance for dangerous dogs from $250,000 to $1,000,000 within the city limits.
Greene went on to acknowledge that these efforts wouldn't have 100% solved the stray dog crisis in Lubbock, but at the very least it would have been a step forward.
The Lubbock City Council meets regularly throughout each month. You can learn more and see upcoming dates and topics on the City of Lubbock website schedule.
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