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Tethering Committee Report <br />July 3&, 2007 <br />This is a report of the Orange County Tethering Committee, a committee created by the Board of <br />County Comm3issioners (BOCC) and charged with considering what changm if any, should be <br />made in the County's animal ordinances with regard to tethering! <br />Tethering involves keeping dogs on to-outs such as chains or ropes versus within a fenced shvctum <br />or inside the home. It is often defined in reference to a stationary object (fur example, a dog chained <br />to a stake now a dog house) but may also be defied to include 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 exclusive, means of confinement <br />Canremtly, Orange County's animal ordinances, which apply to the unincorporated parts of the <br />County and Hillsborough, allow tethering provided certain conditions are met. The Tethering <br />Committee is proposing that this ordinance be amended, and specifically recommending the <br />changes fvrmalated in this report <br />The Wider of this report will outline and explain the changes that the Tethering Committee is <br />recommending for Orange County's animal ordinances. It will also provide information about the <br />work of the Committee, its findings, and the rationale for its specific recommendations. <br />1 For b wkWouod on the fi mudon of the Tethering Committee and its diarp from Ste Orange County Board of <br />Commissional, see Appauft L Creation of the Orange County Td raft Committee and Board of County <br />Commissional' Abstract far the Creation of the Tethering Cam z6 ee. <br />5 <br />(355 <br />