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An alternative to a down payment in fencingDurham NC anti-tethering law in affect January 1st 2010
Posted by scottccf on December 10, 2009

Effective Jaunary 1st, 2010, Durham county’s anti-tethering law goes into affect. This law states a dog can not be tied to any chain or runner and left unattended in the county of Durham. Violations can range from a $50.00 civil fine to being tried criminally. Below is a news release from the Durham County’s website:

Starting January 1, 2010 Durham County, citizens will no longer be able to tie their dog outside with any type of chain or runner. After January 1, 2010 if your dog is tied out and left unattended, it could result in fines anywhere from a $50 civil penalty to taking the dog owner to court and filing criminal charges.

This new anti-tethering ordinance has been enacted to protect the dogs and the citizens of Durham. Dogs left tied out can be at risk of many things, such as accidental choking or injuries from being entangled. Improper tie outs can result in dogs breaking the tie out and becoming a nuisance or danger to neighbors and other animals, getting lost, injured or even killed. Lack of human contact when dogs are tied out can lead to loneliness for the dog and even dog aggression.

For you as a dog owner it means you will need to provide some other way of keeping your dog on your property. We hope you will choose to bring your pet inside, but we realize this may not be the best solution for your family. If you must keep your dog outside you will be required to have a fence. The minimum requirements for the fence are:

•100 square feet for a dog under 20 pounds (10 x10 pen)
•200 square feet for a dog over 20 pounds (10 x 20 pen)
These dimensions are for each dog so for example if you have 2 dogs less than 20 pounds you will need twice the square footage. You also have the option of having an underground fence system professionally installed.

Animal Control strives to help the citizens of Durham County with their animal concerns. If you have any questions regarding this new anti-tethering Ordinance please call us at 919 560-0630.

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Originally Posted by violaine

An alternative to a down payment in fencingDurham NC anti-tethering law in affect January 1st 2010
Posted by scottccf on December 10, 2009

Effective Jaunary 1st, 2010, Durham county’s anti-tethering law goes into affect. This law states a dog can not be tied to any chain or runner and left unattended in the county of Durham. Violations can range from a $50.00 civil fine to being tried criminally. Below is a news release from the Durham County’s website:

Starting January 1, 2010 Durham County, citizens will no longer be able to tie their dog outside with any type of chain or runner. After January 1, 2010 if your dog is tied out and left unattended, it could result in fines anywhere from a $50 civil penalty to taking the dog owner to court and filing criminal charges.

This new anti-tethering ordinance has been enacted to protect the dogs and the citizens of Durham. Dogs left tied out can be at risk of many things, such as accidental choking or injuries from being entangled. Improper tie outs can result in dogs breaking the tie out and becoming a nuisance or danger to neighbors and other animals, getting lost, injured or even killed. Lack of human contact when dogs are tied out can lead to loneliness for the dog and even dog aggression.

For you as a dog owner it means you will need to provide some other way of keeping your dog on your property. We hope you will choose to bring your pet inside, but we realize this may not be the best solution for your family. If you must keep your dog outside you will be required to have a fence. The minimum requirements for the fence are:

•100 square feet for a dog under 20 pounds (10 x10 pen)
•200 square feet for a dog over 20 pounds (10 x 20 pen)
These dimensions are for each dog so for example if you have 2 dogs less than 20 pounds you will need twice the square footage. You also have the option of having an underground fence system professionally installed.

Animal Control strives to help the citizens of Durham County with their animal concerns. If you have any questions regarding this new anti-tethering Ordinance please call us at 919 560-0630.

That's great.

We have had anti-tethering laws here for years but unfortunately they aren't enforced very well and the penalties aren't strict enough, so most people don't care.

Having the legislation itself is important, however, because now it is easier to expand on them. We have a few things in the works here that will make the laws more enforceable and stiffen the penalties.

Progress! Thanks for sharing, Violaine.

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[violaine]

my committee have recently launched a pet food bank in addition to the ongoing work we do in the community for outside dogs who are chained/tethered. today, the amount of dog food collected amounted to around three hundred pounds, and so i thought of a neighbouring county humane society director. she wants to model a committee like ours helping outside dogs, in her own community. in turn, she is assisting us [best she can] with steps their HS have taken to get an ordinance through in favour of the well-being for tethered dogs. we are still going in that direction, but it's been difficult- our county commissioners unfortunately are not at all like hers. i feel like this is the armpit of the usa in areas pertaining to an absence of reasonable steps being taken into the 21st century for the interest of animals across the board!

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I have been catching up on this animal rescue thread. Thank you for starting it.

I spend half the year out in rural New Mexico working with the Humane Society there rescuing homeless dogs and cats. We are a very small organization with no facilities, so we take each rescue/stray into our homes until we can find them a way home or out. It truly is the best alternative for the animals (having a home, rather than being in a crowded loud kennel) but it does take an extra toll on us.

Happy to read about the anti-tethering laws in your area. We are far from there, but headed that direction hopefully. I have been searching, but cannot find the non-profit that I am sure exists that actually provides the kennels for people. Do you know the name of it?

But I did find this site:

http://www.unchainyourdog.org/Laws.htm