TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 4/6/2026
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - B
SUBJECT:
Title
Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 05-2026, Trap, Neuter and Return Program (TNR) Animal Ordinance, Chapter 14 - Animals, at first reading.
Body
LOCATION:
City of Deltona Animal Control
255 Enterprise Road
Deltona, FL 32725
COST:
$48,000.00
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
001196 524801
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Code Compliance Department
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to approve Ordinance No. 05-2026, Trap, Neuter and Return Program (TNR) Animal Ordinance Animal Ordinance, Chapter 14 - Animals, at first reading.”
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BACKGROUND:
Background
The City of Deltona Code of Ordinances (the “City”) adopted Article VII, “Trap, Neuter, Release Program,” Chapter 14, “Animals,” within its General Ordinances; trap, neuter, release (“TNR”) programs can be an effective and humane way to stabilize the cat population with free spay or neuter surgeries for free roaming cats commonly referred to as community cats; the City Commission enacted a pilot TNR program via Ordinance 10-2020, to address concerns about feral cats in Deltona:
The Code Compliance Manager recommends approval of the Animal Ordinance Chapter 14 - Animals.
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