May 26, 2026

“MOTION: Judith Whiteside moved to close the evidentiary portion of the Hearing, seconded. Roll Call: Joseph Still - yes, Marcus Gomes - yes, Judith Whiteside - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Whiteside)

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“MOTION: Judith Whiteside moved to withdraw her earlier Motion to deem the dogs Dangerous and amend the motion to deem the dogs as Nuisance dogs with items 1-6 (below) as read into the record, seconded Roll Call: Joseph Still - yes, Marcus Gomes - yes, Judith Whiteside - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Whiteside)

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“MOTION: Judith Whiteside moved to adopt the six recommendations as listed below, items 1-6, seconded. Recommendations / Guidelines for Nuisance Dogs I. The dogs must be humanely restrained; provided, however that no order shall provide that a dog deemed a nuisance be chained, tethered or otherwise tied to an inanimate object including, but not limited to, a tree, post or building. 2. The dogs must be confined to the premises of the keeper of the dogs; provided however that "confined" shail mean securely confined indoors or confined outdoors in a securely enclosed and locked pen or dog run area upon the premises of the owner or keeper; provided further that such pen or dog run shall have a secure roof and, if such enclosure has no floor secured to the sides thereof, the sides shall be embedded into the ground for not less than 2 feet; and provided further that within the confines of such pen or dog run, a dog house or proper shelter from the elements shail be provided ta protect the dogs. 3. When removed from the premises af the owner or the premises of the person keeping the dag, the dogs must be securely and humanely muzzled and restrained with a chain or other tethering device having a minimum tensile strength of 300 pounds and not exceeding 3 feet in length. 4. The owner or keeper of the dogs must provide proof of insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 insuring the owner or keeper against any claim, loss, damage or injury to persons, domestic animals or property resulting from the acts, whether intentional or unintentional, of the dog(s) or proof that reasonable efforis were made to obtain such insurance if a policy has not been issued: provided however that if a policy of insurance has been issued, the owner or keeper shall provide such policy upon request of the hearing authority or a justice of the district court; and provided further, that ifa policy has not been issued the owner or keeper shall produce proof of efforts to obtain such insurance. 5. The owner or keeper of the dogs must provide evidence to the licensing authority or Animal Control Officer or other entity identified in the order, information by which the dogs may be identified, throughout its lifetime including, but not limited to, photographs, videos, veterinary examination, tattooing or microchip implantations or a combination of any such methods of identification. 6. The owner or keeper of the dogs can provide evidence that a veterinarian is of the opinion that the dogs are unfit for alterations because of a medical condition, the owner or keeper of the dogs must cause the dog to be altered so that the dog shall not be reproductively intact Roll Call: Joseph Still - yes, Marcus Gomes - yes, Judith Whiteside - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Whiteside)

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