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Jasper Today
By the People, for the People
Jasper County Approves Tougher Animal Control Ordinance
New rules target dog-on-dog attacks and require euthanasia for vicious dogs
Mar. 18, 2026 at 2:57pm
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The Jasper County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved changes to the county's animal control ordinance, including new language addressing serious dog-on-dog attacks outside city limits and a requirement that dogs declared vicious by the county's Animal Review Board be euthanized at the owner's expense.
Why it matters
The ordinance changes were drafted in response to an incident last year where a dog attacked and killed another dog, but the county had limited ability to take action against the owner of the aggressive dog. The new rules aim to provide more enforcement tools to address dangerous dog incidents in rural areas.
The details
The updated ordinance includes an infraction for having a dog at large, as well as an additional infraction for a dog attacking another animal. The county attorney also added a requirement that any dog declared vicious by the Jasper County Animal Review Board must be euthanized at the owner's cost.
- The Jasper County Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance additions during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2026.
- A second public hearing was held prior to the vote, but no public comments were made, so the third hearing was waived.
The players
Jasper County Board of Supervisors
The governing body of Jasper County that unanimously approved the changes to the animal control ordinance.
Scott Nicholson
The Jasper County Attorney who drafted the new regulations in response to a previous dog attack incident.
Jasper County Animal Review Board
The county board responsible for declaring dogs as vicious under the new ordinance rules.
What they’re saying
“We beefed up the enforcement paragraph. The point would be that there's an infraction for having a dog at large, and an additional infraction for a dog attacking another animal.”
— Scott Nicholson, Jasper County Attorney
The takeaway
The updated Jasper County animal control ordinance provides more tools to address dangerous dog incidents in rural areas, including new penalties for dogs running at large and attacking other animals, as well as a requirement to euthanize dogs deemed vicious by the county review board.
