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Rouses Point board sets public hearing on local tethering law
Summary
Trustees voted to set a public hearing on Local Law No. 1 (2025) regulating outdoor restraint of dogs; board discussion included whether neighboring municipalities’ ordinances are identical.
The Rouses Point Board of Trustees voted Monday to schedule a public hearing on Local Law No. 1 (2025), a village ordinance that would regulate the outdoor restraint of dogs.
At the meeting the mayor introduced the local law and said it is intended to regulate tethering and to align with provisions used by neighboring municipalities. A trustee asked that the law be placed on a public hearing, and another trustee seconded the motion. The board approved the motion by roll call: Trustee Pelkey — aye; Trustee Menard — aye; Trustee Southwick — aye; Trustee Arnold — aye; Mayor — aye.
During discussion a trustee corrected the mayor’s remark that the village of Champlain had adopted an identical version, saying Champlain’s version differs. The mayor acknowledged the correction and told trustees the hearing would be scheduled and advertised by the administrator.
The law was described in materials as “Village of Rouses Point Local Law 1 of 02/2025” and as addressing the regulation of outdoor restraint of dogs; meeting materials also referenced “agricultural market section 122” in connection with the subject. The board did not adopt the law at the meeting; it approved only placement on a public hearing and directed the administrator to advertise the hearing.
