HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 06-27 Strict Dog Leash Law Postponed By Maplewood DISPATCH Strict Dog Leash
Law Postponed
,By Maplewood
Maplewoo 's C 1 t y when a dog sees another
Council introduced a dog."
strict leash law for dogs 'The leash law proposal
last week, but postponed ifas been discussed at re-
adoption at least until '`cent council meetings.
July 18. Some councilmen said
City Councilman Don they have received an
Wiegert urged the delay inordinate number of
in order to give the pub- complaints about dogs
lic time to"react." "running loose."
The present city ordi- The ordinance a 1 s o
nance allows dogs to be calls for continued an-
"under control' of their 'nual licensing of dogs, a
owners. not necessarily provision Councilman
on a leash. Burt Murdock objects
But in a proposed to;'I certainly don't like
amendment to the ordi- to see renewal evere
nance. even if the dog iscommented.
he he
on the owner's property. year."gut Manager Mi
it has to be leashed or
Mi-
enclosed. chael Miller said the an-
"I think this i5 neces- nual licensing helps keep
sary." Councilman an update on the dog
Norm Anderson said. census.
"Lots of people say He also said it's "the
they have control," he only area of control if
explained. "But t h e y— you require vaccina-
don't Ihave control► tions."Mller also .talked
against council sugges-
tions to raise the license
fee .for,unspayed female
dogs to $25. up from the
present$1.50.
"All you're doing." he
said. "will be to encour-
age everyone with a fe-
male dog not to buy a li-
cense."
City Clerk Lucille Au-
relius said that when
Maplewood had the
higher fee for unspayed
females several years
ago, the city had 1.200 li-
censed dogs. but only 15
of them were females.