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Select Board orders owner of dog Gia to install self-closing gates, continues hearing for three months
Summary
At its May 27 meeting the Charlton Select Board heard a dangerous-dog complaint about Gia, owned by Maureen McGinty, and voted that the owner install self-closing gate mechanisms and return in three months to report results; the board noted the animal control officer's report of multiple previous incidents and a veterinary visit.
The Charlton Select Board on May 27 voted that the owner of a dog named Gia must install self-closing gate mechanisms and return to the board in roughly three months for follow-up after a complaint that Gia attacked a neighbor dog.
The decision came after testimony from the complainant and the town's animal control officer about multiple prior incidents and a report that a neighbor’s dog required emergency veterinary care. The board voted to continue the hearing for a three-month review period and required the owner to notify the animal control officer when required safeguards are in place.
Animal Control Officer Emily Sears told the Select Board she was notified on March (date in file) by the complainant, Bill LePage of 168 Berry Corner Road, that his dog was attacked.…
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