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Title. This Act may be cited as the Tinian and Aguiguan Islands Dog Control Act. Source: Tinian LL 12-1, § 1. Commission Comment: Tinian LL 12-1 became effective December 13, 2001. Contained in LL 12-1 were findings, severability, and savings clause provisions. According to LL 12-1: Section 2. Findings. The Tinian and Aguiguan Island Delegation finds that stray dogs pose a serious health problem to the people of Tinian in that stray dogs have wandered onto public roads creating a hazard to the safety of drivers as well as to the well being of the dogs. The Delegation further finds that stray dogs frequently suffer from malnutrition and ill health and that stray dogs have also created a safety hazard by chasing and attacking pedestrians. The Delegation further finds that dogs on Aguiguan Island should be monitored and controlled so as not to damage the eco-system of the island and to prevent and/or minimize the population of stray and feral dogs. Finally, the Delegation finds that Tinian and Aguiguan Islands are inhabited by endangered species, whose existence and habitat could be destroyed by feral dogs.