North Carolina Action Alert
May 9, 2009
SB 695 Restraining of dogs introduced by Senator Linda Garrou (D, Forsyth) and Don Vaughn (D, Guilford) is scheduled to be heard in Judiciary I on Tuesday, May 12 room 1027 LB. Judiciary Committee meets from 9 – 11 AM.
BILL SYNOPSIS
SB 695 Restricts tethering to 3 hours in a 24-hour period. Mandates all tethers to be minimum 15-feet. Only exempts dogs while actively hunting or herding if the act of tethering is absolutely necessary. Allows counties, cities to reduce time of permissable tethering. Read more
