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Board warns Ira Birdseye Road dog owners after repeat incidents of animals running at large

Town of Ira Select Board · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Board members reported that dog owners on Ira Birdseye Road were warned after the animals were seen again running at large following an earlier agreement to keep them home; the Town Constable advised owners that animal control will be contacted if the problem recurs.

Select Board members followed up on a dog complaint for owners on Ira Birdseye Road. Nathan Hewitt said owners had agreed to keep their dogs at home after receiving a letter with the dog ordinance policy, but the following day the dogs were again running at large and on neighbors’ porches.

The minutes record that the Town Constable visited the owners and warned them that repeat incidents would prompt animal-control involvement to remove the dogs. No motion or enforcement action beyond the warning is recorded in the minutes.