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185 <br />. ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIOI <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Dale: November 13, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. I <br />SUBJECT: Tethering Committee Final Report and Recommendations <br />DEPARTMENT: Animal Services Advisory PUBLJC HEARING: (Y" No <br />Board <br />ATTACHMENT(S): (Under Separate <br />Cover) <br />Tethering Committee Report and <br />Proposal for Ordinance Amendment <br />Staff Memorandum Regarding Required <br />Kennel Space Recommendations <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Kristine Bergstrand, DVM, Chair, Animal <br />Services Advisory Board, 624 -6971 <br />Ross Oglesbee, JD, Vice- Chair, Animal <br />Services Advisory Board, 966-0599 - <br />Bob Marotto, Secretary, Animal Services <br />Advisory Board and.Animal Services <br />Director, 968 -2287 <br />PURPOSE: To request that the Board of County Commissioners receive the report of the <br />County's Tethering Committee, discuss recommendations with members of the Animal Services <br />Advisory Board and Tethering Committee, decide whether the Tethering Committee should be <br />sunset upon receipt of the report, and provide direction to the County Manager and staff on any <br />next steps based of the recommendations of the Animal Services Advisory. Board and the <br />Tethering Committee. <br />BACKGROUND: This is a request that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) receive <br />and review the Tethering Committee's Report and Proposal for Ordinance Amendment. The <br />Commftl ee's report not only includes its recommendations, but also outlines and describes the <br />process and research that the Committee used in formulating these specific recommendations. <br />On the * basis of the thorough research and work - of the Tethering Committee, the Animal <br />Services Advisory Board (ASAB) is recommending that the Board of County Commissioners <br />initiate amendment of the County's Animal Ordinance. The summary section of its final report <br />provides an overview of the recommendations and findings of the Committee, which include the <br />following restrictions to tethering: <br />a three -hour limit within a 24 -hour period. <br />• a specification of collar types that can be used in tethering <br />• an exemption for certain organized and lawful animal functions <br />• a requirement of minimum sizes for dog kennels <br />• an 18 -month implementation period, including twelve (12) months of public outreach and <br />a six (6) months period' in which only warnings are issued <br />