The City of Mobile has proposed a City ordinance that proposes a $25 fine on pet owners who can’t control their dog barking and leaving poop in other people yards and property. Which mean you must clean up after your pets and keep them quite, if you can’t then here come the fine. Incessant barking for 10 minutes would lead to a warning on the first occasion, a $75 fine the second time and a $150 fine each time thereafter. Both ordinances are expected to be sent to the public services committee for fine tuning before coming back to the council to be voted on.
The first violation would result in a written warning and the second a $75 fine, according to the ordinance. Any subsequent violations would require a court appearance, when a judge could issue a minimum $150 fine, up to six months of community service or both. The ordinance would also allow officials to fine people who walk a dog on public property without having the necessary tools to pick up after the pooch. There is already an ordinance in place, why not enforce that ordinance.A police officer or animal control officer would have to witness the infraction to enforce the law, the question is do you think this is a waste of taxpayer’s dollars. I surely believe so; Councilmember’s could have come up with a much better proposal than this. Because this is outrageous!
We will wait to see how and if this moves on, I will bring you another update as information comes available.
