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by tigers9 on February 5, 2009
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This is MY town/county, and this town fights for our chance to keep any animals we wish to, Yucca mountain doesn’t scare us, bad animal ordinances do
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<< Nye County Commissioner Gary Hollis once told a dinner of nuclear industry executives in Washington, D.C., he received more complaints about dogs and cats than about Yucca Mountain>>
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http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2009/Feb-04-Wed-2009/news/26686322.html
Feb. 04, 2009
Animal board close to finishing revisions
By MARK WAITE
PVT
Nye County Commissioner Gary Hollis once told a dinner of nuclear industry executives in Washington, D.C., he received more complaints about dogs and cats than about Yucca Mountain.
Animals can arouse a crowd at the Bob Ruud Community Center like brothels, an English-only ordinance or a major rezoning.
When residents spoke out against revisions to an animal control ordinance the first time it came before county commissioners in October 2006, an ad hoc kennel committee was formed to make recommendations on amending Title 17, dealing with zoning animal sanctuaries.
Last August, an animal advisory board was appointed to deal with revising Title 6 of the county code, dealing with animal control and handling complaints over animals before they go to justice court.
The board meets monthly in the Nye County Emergency Services Building training room at 1510 Siri Lane. They are nearing completion of revisions to the animal control ordinance. Board members are attempting to solicit more public input at their meetings.
The next meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m., Feb. 12, when the board is expected to address the thorny issue of excessive noise from barking dogs.
The board hopes to have revisions wrapped up in March for presentation to the county commission.
When they finish their work on the animal ordinance, the board is expected to begin hearing conflicts over animals.
Members include veterinarian Dr. Suzanne Zervantian, exotic animal advocate Scott Shoemaker; Mary Ann Gantvoort, owner of Pet Villa, an animal boarding facility; Yvonne Smith, owner of a small family ranch; Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Chairman Mark Kimball; Sharon Davis, a livestock owner; Jenn LaMana, representing humane groups; and Steve Benson, representing an animal sanctuary.
Limits on the numbers of unspayed dogs or cats, licensing requirements, kennel requirements, the release of impounded animals and other touchy issues are being methodically addressed by the board.
Though the board isn't expected to begin mediating animal disputes until it finishes revising the animal control ordinance, some specific issues of concern arise during the monthly meetings.
During the last meeting Jan. 22, Smith said she was concerned about the operation of a local puppy mill. The dogs stayed in tiny cages, she said.
Kimball said that person would be governed by regulations on commercial kennels, which is anything with over nine dogs.
A handful of animal advocates were in the audience with their own ideas on the ordinance. Questions arose over regulations getting too strenuous.
April Owen argued for an animal shelter for horses as some horse-owners are struggling to take care of their animals in these tough, economic times.
"I know times are tough for people as the price of hay is at $20 per bale," Owen said.
She also advocated more restrictions on housing horses, instead of leaving them out in the open.
"When we lived in Apple Valley, you had to have a shelter and a wind break," Owen said.
But Diane Davis, from the Dream Chaser Ranch, said the issue is protecting horses, not housing them in castles. As long as horses have enough good, clean water, they can withstand the heat, she said.
Davis recalled a friend who bought two dogs that turned out to be ill, costing her $1,200 in vet bills.
A code requiring dealers to provide written information when selling dogs and cats was found to already be in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Kimiball told the board a restriction requiring persons keeping livestock to have at least a half-acre conflicts with the county's zoning code, which requires an entire acre.
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