Albany City Commission to re-assess Dangerous Dog Ordinance

(ALBANY, GA) – The Albany City Commission is working towards a re-structuring of the city’s Dangerous Dog Ordinance.

Commissioners argue that the current ordinance, which stands at $50,000 in liability coverage for owners and dogs isn’t enough.

The ordinance was passed in order to keep dogs who have maliciously attacked people out of the public, after a man was nearly killed by two owned rottweilers in a 2019 incident.

Ward Four Commissioner, Chad Warbington, says that the commission will take the next month to study the issue with the Albany Humane Society.

Warbington tells us, “Our city ordinance, it doesn’t really specifically call out euthanizing a lot. It needs to have a stronger wording that says either ‘comply with the ordinance or the dog will be euthanized’ and right now we give a lot of discretion to the humane society.”

The commission will vote on reassessing the ordinance at the end of August.