Guthrie County Board of Supervisors Working on Animal Control Ordinance

(Guthrie Center, IA) — The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met on a number of different topics on Tuesday including a new ordinance to prevent animal bites.  Among the works in progress, the Supervisors are developing an animal protection and control ordinance.  Jotham Arbor the Director of Public Health in Guthrie County says the purpose of the ordinance is not to limit the ownership of dogs or other pets

Supervisors Chair Maggie Armstrong reminds everyone that when someone is bit by a strange animal, they are required to report it to the county

The Supervisors had intended to set a date for the first reading of the animal control ordinance but they tabled it to make some revisions.

In other business, the Guthrie County Supervisors went over their health insurance plan, considered changes to the employee handbook, accepted the resignation of Bill McDermott from the Board of Health and appointed Pharmacist Andrew Knorr of Panora to the Board of Health, approved the annual urban renewal report and approved the notice of the April 15 public hearing for the fiscal year 2026 budget.