Malta Council takes first step toward 'improved animal ordinance'

The Malta City Council made a move at last Tuesday’s first meeting of November to pass a more cohesive, easier to understand Animal Ordinance for the City after nearly three months of work on the issue by the Mayor, Clerks Office, Justice of the Peace, and Council members.

“We kind of looked at the old ordinance and it seems like some things were left out,” Malta City Clerk and Recorder Lorie Bond said. “The old ordinance is about a decade old and this ordinance cleans and tightens it up. We took a look at what other cities and towns do and tried to make it easier to understand.”...