Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, March 8, 6 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, March 8, 2021, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (by Sunday noon, March 7). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 8 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the commission liaison, Belinda Hare, at 512-978-0565 or Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov no later than Sunday noon, March 7. Email is most efficient way to communicate. The following information is required for those speaking on agenda items: speaker name, agenda item number(s) you wish to speak on, whether you are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same phone number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the commission liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Please call in by 5:45 p.m. on March 8. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov by Sunday noon, March 7, the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Animal Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (Monday, March 8, 6 p.m.) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday noon, March 7 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Belinda Hare, 512-978-0565 or Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) …
Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, March 8, 6 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, March 8, 2021, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (by Sunday noon, March 7). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 8 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the commission liaison, Belinda Hare, at 512-978-0565 or Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov no later than Sunday noon, March 7. Email is most efficient way to communicate. The following information is required for those speaking on agenda items: speaker name, agenda item number(s) you wish to speak on, whether you are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same phone number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the commission liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Please call in by 5:45 p.m. on March 8. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov by Sunday noon, March 7, the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Animal Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (Monday, March 8, 6 p.m.) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday noon, March 7 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Belinda Hare, 512-978-0565 or Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) …
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 3-2 (RESTRICTIONS ON ANIMALS) ADDING A NEW SECTION 3-2-8 RELATING TO THE TRAINING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS; CREATING AN OFFENSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. City Code Chapter 3-2 (Restrictions on Animals) is amended to add a new Section 3-2-8 to read: § 3-2-8 TRAINING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS (A) A person may not train or control an animal by the use of a baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, bull hook or device of similar design for similar purpose. (B) A person who trains or controls an animal as set forth in Subsection (A) commits a violation. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the animal is livestock as defined in City Code Section 3-1-1 (Definitions). (C) PART 2. This ordinance takes effect on ____________, 2021. PASSED AND APPROVED _________ , 2021 APPROVED: ____________________ Anne L. Morgan City Attorney § § § ______________________________ Steve Adler Mayor ATTEST:_______________________ Jannette S. Goodall City Clerk Page 1 of 1
February 2021 February 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News • A total of 228 animals were adopted (163 dogs, 63 cats) • A total of 63 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). • A total of 502 animals were brought to the shelter (328 stray, 96 owner surrender, 14 abandoned, 38 public assist, 26 wildlife). • Austin Animal Center moved to virtual adoptions at the end of December and continued through February, after the City of Austin moved to COVID-19 Stage 5 restrictions. Animal Protection month of February. impounded 86 injured animals. • Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 58 animals to their owners in the field during the • Officers handed out 20 fencing assistance applications, implanted eight microchips and • Officers entered 200 rabies exposure reports and submitted 26 specimens for rabies testing. All specimens came back negative for rabies. • Five new APO’s have been hired and are in various stages of training. • 43 total coyote related activities o 31 sightings o 5 wild sick reports of mange o 3 wild injured o 2 wild speaks o 1 encounter involving chickens o 1 observation • Out of 43 coyote related activities, 32 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, encounter, and incident). • Encounter: Livestock was a factor in this activity February 2021 Animal Services Report Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs • A total of 56 volunteers donated 937 hours during February. The volunteer program is still operating at limited capacity due to COVID restrictions, but did add cat socialization shifts toward the end of the month. • Volunteers assisted with the City’s Emergency Pet Shelter at the Palmer Events Center warming facility during the winter storm. They monitored pets staying at the shelter with their owners and ensured basic care needs were met. • More than 243 families provided foster care, and a total of 107 animals were adopted directly from foster care. • There are 954 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 134 new foster applications were processed. • There are currently 257 animals in foster homes. • 92 live outcomes were attributed to 16 AAC partners: 15 to Spay-Neuter-Return program with Austin Humane Society (AHS) 16 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), approximately 5 of which are neonatal kittens 3 to small partners o 34 cats o 54 dogs 30 to APA!, approximately …
§ 3-2-7 TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS (A) A person may not use a bull hook to train or control an elephant. A person may not train or control an elephant by the use of a baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, bull hook or device of similar design for similar purpose. (B) A person may not brandish, exhibit, or display a bull hook in the presence of an elephant. A person may not brandish, exhibit, or display a device as set forth in subsection (A) in the presence of an elephant. (C) A person who trains or controls an elephant as set forth in Subsection (A) commits a violation
AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-03-08 REGULAR MEETING APPROVED APRIL 12, 2021 ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES MARCH 8, 2021 The Animal Advisory Commission convened, via video conferencing, in a Regular Meeting, Monday, March 8, 2021, 6 p.m. Chair David Lundstedt conducted a verbal roll call and called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:21 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: David Lundstedt, Lisa Mitchell, Craig Nazor, Katie Jarl, Palmer Neuhaus, Edward Flores, Monica Frenden, JoAnne Norton, Ryan Clinton, and Nancy Nemer. Commission Members Absent: Dr. Jon Brandes, Andrea Schwartz, District 4 Vacant Staff in Attendance: Don Bland, Jason Garza, Mark Sloat, Belinda Hare CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: AGENDA ITEMS The following speakers were allowed a three-minute allotment to express their views on agenda items. • Joe Lostracco, 3b • Pat Valls-Trellis, 4a • Katy Fendrich Turner, 4a • Rita Cross, 4a • Chris Fuller-Wigg, 4a 1 AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-03-08 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Lundstedt noted the need to correct, under Approval of Minutes, the date of the minutes from February 8 to January 11, 2021. Commissioner Nazor moved to approve the minutes with the correction; Commissioner Jarl seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously, 10 to 0, with Commissioners Lundstedt, Mitchell, Nazor, Jarl, Neuhaus, Flores, Frenden, Norton, Clinton, and Nemer voting approval. Commissioners Brandes and Schwartz were absent. District 4 position is vacant. 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Austin Animal Center and Animal Services Reports b. COVID Update 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Comparative Evaluation of Monthly Release Rates No action. No action. b. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Off Leash Dogs c. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Work Group for How to Increase Microchipping in the City of Austin No action. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Commission’s Recommendation to Revise City Ordinance §3-2-8: Training and Control of Animals. Chair Lundstedt led discussion on history, rationale, and benefit of the original recommendation which, he noted, does not authorize animal abuse. Commissioners chose to keep original recommendation as it and return to City Council. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioners agreed to keep all agenda items under Old Business and to add Election of Officers to New Business for the April 12 meeting. 4. ADJOURNMENT Chair Lundstedt adjourned the meeting, without objection, at 7:34 p.m. 2
