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addressed such reckless dog owners.46 St. Paul pet owners cited more than once <br /> for abusing or neglecting an animal can't legally own another pet under the <br /> ordinance. Dog bites are down in St. Paul.47Similarly, Tacoma, Washington, <br /> created an ordinance regulating "problem pet owners.i48A person who commits <br /> three or more animal-control violations in a 24- month period can be declared a <br /> problem pet owner and forced to surrender all of their animals. <br /> Lobbyists can impress on legislators that there are effective animal-control <br /> programs out there that actually can be fiscally sound. Calgary's program actually <br /> makes money, something that unfortunately can't be said for most animal-control <br /> programs in the States. <br /> Hopefully, by hiring lobbyists who understand the political climate and providing <br /> them with economic and scientific tools, animal-welfare advocates will help <br /> sound the death knell of panic policymaking. <br /> 46 <br /> St.Paul,Minn.,CODE OF ORDINANCES§200.02(2009). <br /> 47 <br /> Steve Brandt,Dog Bites Are Down in Minneapolis and St.Paul,Star Tribune(Minneapolis),June 1,2009, <br /> http://www.startribu ne.com/loca I/stpau l/46585887.html?page=1&c=7. <br /> 48 <br /> Press Release,City of Tacoma,A Look at City of Tacoma News for the Week of Dec.9,2007,(Dec.7,2007)(on file with author) <br /> (discussing that members of the City Council to hear final reading of the ordinance that would set penalties and define owners who <br /> repeatedly violate animal control laws as"problem pet owners"). <br />