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Falmouth committee hears dog-training pitch but flags leash bylaw, enforcement limits
Summary
FBC member Lyn Schad relayed a dog walker's owner-command training method that she said could allow unleashed dogs on beaches; committee members and beach staff said the town leash requirement is a bylaw that's difficult to change and that mandatory training would be unenforceable.
Falmouth Beach Committee member Lyn Schad brought to the Jan. 27 meeting a proposal relayed by a dog walker who said an owner-command training method would permit trained dogs to be off leash on town beaches.
Committee members and Beach Department staff responded that Falmouth’s leash rule is a town bylaw and would be difficult to change, and they said implementing a requirement that all owners prove training would be unenforceable by beach staff and town enforcement officers. The minutes record the exchange as a discussion; no vote or next-step directive was recorded.
The committee did not adopt any change to leash policy at the meeting; the subject was left for further consideration outside the minutes’ recorded actions.
