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JAN 2 198 59 P'.�E362 restraint requirements, such as muzzling, etc. The restraint requirement applicable today is a leash requirement. Commissioner Scurlock asked if we have had other complaints on this particular animal; Attorney Paull was not aware of any. Mr. Gaskell stated that he just came from the State Attorney's office and he did file an affidavit, but it still seemed to him that he is getting the runaround. He then told the Board of a further incident involving a vicious dog when he was going to church on Christmas Day and another time near the 2001 Building on December 7th where there were Dobermans running loose. Mr. Gaskell expressed his fear of possible retaliation by the owner of the dog and stressed that he did not feel the present laws are adequate. Attorney Paull agreed that the Ordinance does warrant strengthening in regard to enforcement, and noted that we took a step in that direction by working towards enabling our Animal Control Officer to issue a citation himself without having to call the Police. That action is not available today, however. Commissioner Wodtke did feel that a seeing -eye dog warrants some special regulations, but it appears that there is nothing we have right now that will assure Mr. Gaskell this dog will be penned up. Animal Control Officer Dan Campbell explained to the Board that the animal in question was not running loose; it was in a vehicle parked near the Patio Restaurant and jumped out of the station wagon. Officer Campbell stated that he has never had any other complaints about this dog and he did not find any record of the 2001 incident referred to by Mr. Gaskell. He felt the owner and dog are in this vicinity only occasionally. Chairman Lyons assured Mr. Gaskell that we would try to help him as much as possible. Mrs. Gaskell, Eric's mother, came before the Board. She felt strongly that people should be made to pay a fine upon a first attack and made to realize that they must be responsible 72