Select Board orders dog 'Roxy' relocated outside Goshen after executive-session review

Jul 13, 2026

After an executive session, the board adopted an attorney-prepared order requiring the owner to permanently relocate the dog named Roxy outside town limits within 45 days or face seizure and humane destruction; the order includes disclosure and reporting requirements.

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Following an executive session the Select Board moved to adopt an order addressing repeated dog-license and dangerous-dog issues related to an animal named Roxy. The Chair read the attorney-prepared order, which requires that "Within 45 days from the date of this order, Sean Martin shall permanently relocate Roxy outside of the boundary limits of the town of Goshen." The order further requires the owner to fully disclose Roxy's bite history to any new owner or caretaker and to report the new keeper's contact information to the Select Board.

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