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Oconee County’s Animal Control Ordinance is on the agenda for discussion at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night, but one of the most controversial aspects of that ordinance is not scheduled for consideration.

The Board is to discuss minor modifications to the existing ordinance to bring it into alignment with changes to the state regulations controlling treatment of animals.

The Board is not scheduled to take up the tethering of animals, which is allowed in the present ordinance.

Helen Fosgate, a member of the Animal Control Advisory Board, county Animal Shelter staff, and a group of local animal rights activists have called for a ban on tethering, but the full Advisory Board has refused to support that change.

Those calling for the change likely will have the chance to speak up on Tuesday night during the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse in Watkinsville.

The Board also is scheduled to review applications for beer and wine licenses for 2016, including one for a new restaurant in Epps Bridge Centre.

For more on this story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: County Attorney Daniel Haygood.