{"id":729,"date":"2016-05-10T12:07:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T16:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2016-05-10T12:07:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T16:07:48","slug":"lt-restrictions-placed-on-dogs-in-cemeteries-rail-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=729","title":{"rendered":"LT: Restrictions Placed on Dogs in Cemeteries, Rail Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/countserv\/count\/share?format=jsonp&amp;callback=WPCOMSharing.update_linkedin_count&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Flondonderrytimes.net%2F2016%2F05%2Frestrictions-placed-dogs-cemeteries-rail-trail%2F&amp;_=1462896356191\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From the Londonderry Times<\/p>\n<div id=\"single_page\" class=\"container-full-width\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\" span8 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Councilor Jim Butler was not present for the Council\u2019s May 2 meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the revised Public Health, Safety and Welfare Ordinance related to Animal Control, dogs are no longer permitted in town cemeteries and must be secured by a leash on the Londonderry Rail Trail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere are a lot of young children and people riding skateboards on the Rail Trail, and the dogs are fouling,\u201d Councilor John Farrell said of the motivation behind the new restrictions. \u201cI expect there will be some postings that will go up at the Rail Trail to make people aware.\u201d<span id=\"more-32598\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Administrative Support coordinator Steve Cotton additionally committed to removing as soon as possible a sign at Pillsbury Cemetery depicting a squatting dog fouling \u2013 restricting dog owners from leaving any dog fouling in the cemetery \u2013 and replacing it with a more traditional sign detailing the new restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Only service dogs will be permitted at any town cemetery, unless confined to a visitor\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Council also revised a restriction defined in the proposed amendment that would have required dogs to be secured by a leash on any town property or public place to allow dogs that are under the direct control of their handler to walk or run unrestrained by a leash in public places, including town trails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The only exceptions are the Town Common and Town Forest, where dogs must be restrained by a leash, and other town properties where dogs are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to addressing management of dogs in public spaces, the Council increased the fine the Town may levy for dogs that are impounded from $10 to up to $30, and added a provision requiring dog owners to pay any veterinary care expenses incurred while a dog is in the Town\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Councilor Tom Dolan suggested the increase, noting in an event where the Town is required to send a dog to a local commercial kennel, they should have the ability to protect the Town\u2019s costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Councilor Joe Green requested the amendment be revised to raise the penalty for habitual offenders of the Ordinance from a $25 fine to a misdemeanor offense. But Police Chief Bill Hart said, \u201cIn the most strong language, I advise against turning people whose dogs run at large into criminals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA person guilty of a misdemeanor is a criminal. These folks shouldn\u2019t be them,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, I would agree on a fine up to $1,000. 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