Councilwoman says San Leandro should have viscious-dog ordinance
By mricard
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 1:19 pm in General, Odds & Ends, Politics, San Leandro.
San Leandro dog owners: Beware of Starosciak. Councilwoman Joyce Starosciak, that is.
At Monday’s City Council meeting, she talked about how she has received several complaints from residents about off-leash dogs attacking and injuring people or other small pets. She said she was so concerned about the issue that she suggested the city look into a prohibition of off-leash, dangerous dogs.
“I do believe we need to encourage responsible dog ownership,” Starosciak said.
“We have a prohibition on pot belly pigs,” she later added, “but we don’t have one for dogs.”
Looks like San Leandro could be following in Hayward’s footsteps.
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May 27th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Apparently, Starosciak’s proposal may not be going that far. The San Leandro police chief last Friday put out a memo to the City Council saying he thought the ordinances the city already has in place in relation to off-leash and dangerous dogs are adequate. In the memo, he said 1) the city’s municipal code prohibits dogs being allowed to run at-large, 2) they must be kept on a six-foot leash and in control when off of the owner’s property, 3) the Police Department has the ability to place restrictive conditions and terms on owners of dogs which have been deemed dangerous, and 4) violations of any of these ordinances are subject to fines and/or criminal prosecution.