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Tethering Committee a Report <br />Jaly 3e, 2007 <br />This is a report of the Orange County Tethering Committee, a committee created by the Board of <br />county Commissions (BOCC) aid charged with considering what changes, if any, should be <br />made in the County's animal ordinances with regard to tedhermg.t <br />Tethering involves keeping dogs on tie -outs such as chains or ropes versus within a fenced structure <br />or inside the home. It is often defined in reference to a stationary object (f)r eutample, a dog chained <br />to a stake, near a dog house) but may also be defined to inchule overhead trolley systems. Tethering <br />does not refer to walking a dog on a leash, but instead refers to dogs that are tied out as a primary, if <br />not exchnive, means of confinement. <br />Curremtiy, Orange County's animal ordinances, which apply to the unincorporated parts of the <br />County and EWJsborough, allow tethering provided certain conditions are met. The Tethering <br />Committee is proposing that this ordinance be amended, and specifically recommending the <br />changes formulated in this report. <br />The remainder of this report will outline and explain the changes that the Tethering Committee is <br />recommending fur Orange County's animal ordinances. It will also provide information about the <br />work of the Committee, its findings, and the rationale fur its specific recommendations. <br />t <br />For ba+ckgravind an the fmmudm of the Tethering Committee and its charge Rm the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, see Appendix L• Creation of the Orange Cam iy Tethering C azzutbee and Board of C amW <br />Commissioners' Abstrad for the Creagan of the Tethering Cammif m <br />(A26 <br />