Ordinance to amend Chapter 4.20 "Animal Control" of the Municipal Code of Council Bluffs, Iowa, by amending Sections 4.20.082, 4.20.084, 4.20.088, 4.20.120 and 4.20.132; and creating Section 4.20.083 “Potentially Dangerous Dog Designation."

City Legal Dept. met with the Council Bluffs Animal Control division in order to determine what updates were needed to give Council Bluffs the flexibility to guard against dangerous animals, particularly dogs, from endangering both the public as well as other animals.  These code revisions give much more enforcement ability to our Animal Control officers while at the same time, allowing them to exercise their own discretion to determine the best course of action when confronted with dangerous animals and irresponsible owners.  It also gives owners of animals the ability to address any animal designations by the City and to correct such actions in a way that can show the City that such designations are no longer necessary and can allow for pets and owners to remain with each other.