City of Madison - File #: 03761

• File #: 03761
• Version: 3
• Name: Dangerous animal
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/25/2006
• In control: BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY
• On agenda: 9/5/2006
• Final action: 9/5/2006
• Enactment date: 9/21/2006
• Enactment #: ORD-06-00127
• Title: SECOND SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE - Amending Section 25.22(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish definitions for competent individual; amending Sections 25.22(3)(a) and (b) of the Madison General Ordinances to require the option of continued impoundment during the entire dangerous animal investigation and until compliance with Subsection (7) or department determination of a safe return of the animal and updating references to the Administrative Hearings Committee; amending Section 25.22(6)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the disposition of a dangerous animal; creating new Sections 25.22(7) and (8) of the Madison General Ordinances to require an owner of a dangerous animal to comply with outlined restrictions and to be licensed under Section 25.225; renumbering current Section 25.22(7) through (12) of the Madison General Ordinances to Sections (9) through (14) and updating references to the Administrative Hearings Committee; amending renumbered Section 25.22(11) of...
• Sponsors: Cindy Thomas, Zachariah Brandon, Lauren Cnare, Jed Sanborn, Paul E. Skidmore, Judy K. Olson, Judy Compton, Isadore Knox Jr., Larry Palm, Noel T. Radomski

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/5/2006	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
8/30/2006	3	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
8/30/2006	3	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
8/30/2006	3	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
8/17/2006	2	BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
8/9/2006	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
8/9/2006	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
8/9/2006	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
7/20/2006	1	BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY	Table
6/6/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
5/31/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
5/30/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
5/25/2006	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
5/25/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
It is anticipated that the licensing and fine requirements will apply in a very limited number of cases, thus yielding perhaps $1,000 to $2,000 annually in additional General Fund revenues.
Title
SECOND SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE - Amending Section 25.22(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish definitions for competent individual; amending Sections 25.22(3)(a) and (b) of the Madison General Ordinances to require the option of continued impoundment during the entire dangerous animal investigation and until compliance with Subsection (7) or department determination of a safe return of the animal and updating references to the Administrative Hearings Committee; amending Section 25.22(6)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the disposition of a dangerous animal; creating new Sections 25.22(7) and (8) of the Madison General Ordinances to require an owner of a dangerous animal to comply with outlined restrictions and to be licensed under Section 25.225; renumbering current Section 25.22(7) through (12) of the Madison General Ordinances to Sections (9) through (14) and updating references to the Administrative Hearings Committee; amending renumbered Section 25.22(11) of the Madison General Ordinances to change the certiorari appeal time to ten days; creating Section 25.225 of the Madison General Ordinances, which requires a dangerous animal license for animals declared dangerous; and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to modify bail deposit amounts.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amends Section 25.22(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to permit any animal impounded to remain impounded during the entire dangerous animal determination process and until such time as the owner has complied with all required restrictions placed on the animal or the department determines the animal may be safely returned to the owner. The required restrictions are outlined in the newly created Section 25.22(7). This amendment...