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Sen. Sarah Gelser‑Blue, constituents urge change after dogs killed alpacas
Summary
Sen. Sarah Gelser‑Blue introduced Senate Bill 733 and constituents testified that state law treats livestock attacks by dogs as 'nuisance' in some cases, limiting county options. Witnesses described livestock loss and local enforcement that resulted only in nuisance citations.
State Sen. Sarah Gelser‑Blue introduced Senate Bill 733 and said the measure would close a gap between how the law treats nuisance dogs and potentially dangerous dogs when livestock are attacked.
"There is a difference between a nuisance dog and a potentially dangerous dog," Gelser‑Blue told the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. She said the bill grew from constituent reports of dogs running free and severely injuring alpacas, and that counties currently lack the same control tools for…
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