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County Passes Anti-Tether Animal Law To Committee
July 17, 2009
The Escambia County Commission decided Thursday morning to pass the possibility of an anti-tether ordinance off to a committee for study.
Such an ordinance would make it illegal to leave your dog tied up when you are not around in Escambia County.
Thursday morning, the commission’s Committee of the Whole directed staff to take the ordinance to the Animal Services Oversight Committee.
A similar ordinance in Miami-Dade that commissioners will look at makes it illegal for pet owners to leave their pets chained up outside when they are not around.
The anti-tether law in Miami-Dade says it is illegal to tie a dog to anything with an item, including a rope, chain or leash. Under that ordinance, it is still legal to walk a dog on a leash, or tether a dog when a responsible party is outside with the dog. Puppies six months or younger cannot be tethered.
Miami-Dade enacted the ordinance to prevent animal abuse, and because a tethered dog is 2.8 times more likely to bite, according to animal control experts in that metro area. A violation of the Miami-Date ordinance carries a $500 fine for each offense.
The county attorney’s office researched possible ordinance at the request of Commissioner Grover Robinson.
County Passes Anti-Tether Animal Law To Committee : NorthEscambia.com
July 17, 2009
The Escambia County Commission decided Thursday morning to pass the possibility of an anti-tether ordinance off to a committee for study.
Such an ordinance would make it illegal to leave your dog tied up when you are not around in Escambia County.
Thursday morning, the commission’s Committee of the Whole directed staff to take the ordinance to the Animal Services Oversight Committee.
A similar ordinance in Miami-Dade that commissioners will look at makes it illegal for pet owners to leave their pets chained up outside when they are not around.
The anti-tether law in Miami-Dade says it is illegal to tie a dog to anything with an item, including a rope, chain or leash. Under that ordinance, it is still legal to walk a dog on a leash, or tether a dog when a responsible party is outside with the dog. Puppies six months or younger cannot be tethered.
Miami-Dade enacted the ordinance to prevent animal abuse, and because a tethered dog is 2.8 times more likely to bite, according to animal control experts in that metro area. A violation of the Miami-Date ordinance carries a $500 fine for each offense.
The county attorney’s office researched possible ordinance at the request of Commissioner Grover Robinson.
County Passes Anti-Tether Animal Law To Committee : NorthEscambia.com