ORD-2008-069 - Proposed Animal Ordinance Amendment on the Tethering of Dogs

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To: From: M . P,P P Orange County Animal Services 501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 968 -2287 September 10th, 2007 Animal Services Advisory Board Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director, and Irene Paul, Animal Control Manager Required Kennel Space Recommendations At the August meeting of the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB), we were asked to recommend the minimum required size of kennels for dogs that are confined by such enclosures. This was requested as part of the ASAB review of the final report of the Tethering Committee, which recommended that the allowable dimensions of kennels be set as part of an ordinance amendment that limits the time a dog may be tethered in Orange County Recommendation As discussed further below, our recommendations are based upon our review of regulations from other jurisdictions that have set the minimum required size of kennels for dogs. They are as follows: 1. A minimum space requirement should be set in accordance with the size of the dog (or dogs) that-are kenneled. More specifically, there should be a threefold requirement as follows, 1 to 35 pounds • 36 to 75 pounds • 76 -plus pounds 80 square feet 100 square feet 120 square feet 2. Additional space should be provided for each additional dog that is kept in a kennel. Specifically, we recommend that fifty percent of the minimum required space be added for the second and each subsequent dog that is kept kenneled with another dog; and that the additional space be based upon the size of the largest of the dogs that are kenneled together. 3. Electronic containment devices and traditional fences shall be treated in the same way as a kennel with respect to the minimum space required for one or more dogs of different sizes.