Four ordinances were reviewed by the Starke County Commissioners Monday night that deal with dogs running at large, alarm calls, barking dogs, and an amendment to the golf cart ordinance.
The commissioners did approve the first reading of a leash law where it outlines the owner’s responsibility for restraint of dogs on and off the owner’s property, the county option dog tax, and penalties as adopted by Indiana State Code for instances of dog bites and attacks. The code can be found here.
An amendment pertaining to the exclusion of dogs in the act of hunting will be considered on the second reading of the ordinance at the next commissioners’ meeting on April 1.
The commissioners did suspend the rules and approved on all readings an amendment to the golf cart ordinance that fines a resident $25 for registering a golf cart past July 1. The late fee will not apply to new vehicles where the purchase occurred after June 25 of the same calendar year.
The ordinance amendment will be advertised to notify the public about the fine associated with the amendment.
The ordinances pertaining to dogs barking incessantly and alarm calls were tabled in order to obtain more research on laws and wording.
