Arcanum outlines new pet control ordinance
By Nathaniel Kubik - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The Arcanum Village Council recently approved Ordinance 2020-46, an ordinance enacting an animal control code for the village.
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ARCANUM — The Village of Arcanum recently enacted Ordinance 2020-46, an animal control code for the village. This comes on the heels of a number of complaints to village council members, administrators and the village police chief.
Arcanum Police Chief Marcus Ballinger stated that, in part due to COVID-19 precautions, many people have been out in the community walking their dogs. From this, a number of village residents have complained of unleashed dogs, dogs leaving their owner’s property, and in rare cases, dogs chasing or attacking residents walking through their neighborhoods.