Lamesa City Council members put a little more bite Tuesday into the city’s animal control ordinance by giving law enforcement officials more leeway in finding owners of loose dogs and requiring registration of dogs taken to the animal shelterThey also extended how long animals may stay at the shelter before they can be put down due to lack of space.The council approved the first reading of the changes Tuesday. The new rules won’t become law until the council’s second vote.“As we all know, there’s lots of concern from citizens about dogs running loose,” Mayor Josh Stevens said.The topic of how ...