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• office would be beneficial to aid in enforcement. He requested a copy of the report on dog bite incidents and felt the Board should give this matter priority. Commissioner Ginn mentioned that each of the Commissioners had seen a copy of the letter from Thomas J. Montaldo, M.D. about dogs running loose at the beach. (Copy in backup in office of Clerk to the Board.) She thought leash law enforcement should be stepped up. She concurred that an interlocal agreement with the Sheriff would be a good idea. Andrew Mustapick, 1010 Morningside Drive, advised that it was his son, Evan, whose face had been bitten by the pit bull. He advised that he was quite emotional about this problem and expressed his gratitude to County Attorney Paul Bangel who had been enormously helpful in communication with Animal Control. He thought the Commissioners were missing the point; the animal control law does not need to be reviewed, but the animal control department does need to be reviewed. There are three Animal Control Officers in this county and the budget of that department has not been increased in 8 years in spite of the county's growth. He believed the law is being used for protection of the animals from human's harm, but not for protecting humans from harm by the animals. He was very unhappy that the department had not kept him informed on the disposition of this case as he had been promised. He admitted to not being "lily-white" because his dog had gotten loose a couple of times, once because the battery for his electric fence had died. County Attorney Bangel pointed out that at the time he met with Mr. Mustapick, he understood an investigation was underway by Animal Control but recommended that more be done. Commissioner Ginn was concerned that if a dog mauls a child that our law does not provide that the animal be put down. Susan Yount, 4180 70`" Avenue, Vero Beach, stated that animals are frequently February 12, 2002 47 J •