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Board authorizes advertising dogs running‑at‑large ordinance amendment for June public hearing
Summary
Supervisors authorized staff to advertise an amendment to the county's dogs-running-at-large code that would broadly forbid unrestrained dogs, allow law enforcement or private persons to detain and transport dogs to the shelter or owner, require a dog‑tag list from the treasurer, exempt hunting/training dogs, and set scaled fines for repeat offenders. A June public hearing was approved; the transcript shows a voice vote without a numerical tally.
Supervisor Goff introduced a proposed amendment to Rappahannock County code intended to address repeated incidents of dogs running at large and injuring livestock. The draft language would broadly prohibit unrestrained dogs unless they are "under immediate control" (obedient and responsive to the handler), allow law enforcement or private persons to detain or transport dogs to the county shelter or to the owner…
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