Possible new city ordinance preventing chains on dogs!!!!

[Bino9905]

FYI

Public to get say on anti-tethering plan
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Public to get say on anti-tethering plan By ALAN NIESCHWIETZ The Facts | 0 comments

FREEPORT — Residents here are going to have the chance to voice their support or disapproval of a proposed anti-tethering ordinance at an Aug. 15 public hearing.

City Attorney Wallace Shaw and Police Chief Ty Morrow are in the process of drafting a possible ordinance, he said, “and we felt it was a good idea to have a public hearing.”

As discussed at the council meeting earlier this month, the ordinance Morrow is proposing would be a total ban on the tethering of unsupervised pets. Any new ordinance related to tethering pets would have a phased-in enforcement, Morrow said.

Although council seemed in favor of such an ordinance at the earlier meeting, a couple of members expressed reservations publicly for the first time Monday night.

Councilman Fred Bolton warned against vagueness in any anti-tethering ordinance, and said when it’s drafted, it should be as specific as possible so that well-meaning pet owners aren’t lumped into the same category as irresponsible ones.

Councilwoman Nicole Mireles also was concerned.

“My neighbor has a dog who is blind,” she said. “His concern is that he has to let his dog go outside to do his business, and he ties him up.”

Also at the meeting, council voted unanimously to act under to the auspices of eminent domain to secure the last dozen or so lots in a 400-acre parcel of land the city is anxious to be developed.

The land is situated between Skinner Street and FM 1945. When lots on the property were sold or given away back in the 1800s, they were only drawn out to be 25 feet wide, making them unusable for modern home construction.

The city has been actively trying to track down property owners and buy those lots since 1966, Freeport Property Manager Nat Hickey said.

In the case of the remaining lots, either the owners can’t be tracked down, or in one instance, don’t want to sell, he said.

“It usually runs about six months, if you’re lucky,” Hickey said of the eminent domain process.

[Muddogkennels]

I had a good cd get killed after I was told by the police to take him off his chain f*#* this law I'm mad in I'm will to take this law to the ground!

[dan]

This is a common ordinance all over the U.S.  In my county it's still legal to use a chain, but the time is limited in hours, and the dog must be within visual range.  It's one of those laws that can't be enforced without the help of "nosey neighbors".   

[uglydog]

I hope people will gather their facts and go with a plan act proffesional and fight this.