By CHARITY SMITH

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WAKEFIELD — After months of back and forth conversation, the Wakefield Planning Commission voted to advance an ordinance putting stricter regulations on dogs and other pets in the city, but not limiting on the number of dogs and other pets that a resident can own.

City manager Robert Brown presented the commission with four options during the commission’s regular meeting on Tuesday night. They could either leave the ordinance as is, implement stricter regulations regarding leashing and other issues, limit the number of dogs or other animals to...