The Hillsboro City Council at its March 27 special meeting discussed a potential new ordinance for the city regarding dogs.
City Attorney Josh Boehm said the new ordinance leans toward addressing the behavior of dogs rather than banning a particular breed.
“This is driven by the police department having reoccurring issues regarding dogs—dogs at-large, aggressive dogs and complaints regarding pit bulls,” Boehm said with input from Police Chief Dan Kinning.
Boehm said the Kansas League of Municipalities, a nd most cities in the state, are moving away from using breed-specific bans or language.
“(Dog complaints aren’t) something that’s specific to Hillsboro—it’s been going around the last six months or so,” Boehm said. “Dan or another officer has called to ask me half a dozen times or more—and even 20 minutes before this meeting—regarding a dog issue.”
“This (draft) is an attempt to clean some of that (language) up, make it very straightforward, and just organize it better.”
(Read more: Hillsboro Free Press)