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D~ <br />,_,~`~ ~ J <br />,rt <br />,. <br />.,; <br />~.b t.~.~:.a <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 968-2287 <br />Animal Control Robert A. Marotto, Animal Shelter <br />PO Box 8181 Director 1081 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd <br />304 Revere Rd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 967-7383 <br />(919)245-2075 <br />Animal Services Tethering Committee Meeting <br />July 11`h, 2007 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. <br />Unapproved Meeting Summary <br />Location: Meeting Room (A-014), Whitted Building, 300 Tryon Street, Hillsborough. <br />OCTC Members and Staff Present: Jean Connerat Austin, Kristine Bergstrand, Mary Dow, <br />Margie Huggins, Commissioner Mike Nelson, Kelly Strowd, Animal Services Director <br />Robert Marotto, Office Assistant Lisa Smith. <br />Agenda Review: Review and adoption of meeting agenda <br />Discussion: The Committee reviewed the draft report and recommendations that staff <br />prepared on the basis of .general discussion at its last meeting. Numerous votes were initiated <br />and taken to decide various issues. <br />There was considerable discussion on changes in exemptions for individual dogs that are <br />hard to keep confined, as well as the exemption of hunting dogs. It was agreed to change the <br />exceptions to only allow tethering at training and performance (or sporting) events for dogs, <br />including but not limited to field and obedience trails. It was argued that was the only fair <br />approach and that the Committee should concern itself with what the best policies regarding <br />tethering were. <br />Also, it was agreed to add to the limitation and requirements that a tethered dog must have <br />access to food, water and shelter, and that any and all other legal requirements for animal <br />care be met. It was further agreed that the weight of the tether and collar must not exceed ten <br />percent of the dog's total body weight. <br />The committee again discussed whether a minimum kennel size should be set insofar as more <br />dogs would be expected to be kenneled and there should be some assurance that they were <br />kept in a humane manner. It was agreed that a minimum pen size for outdoor enclosures for <br />dogs should be established but the specification of this pen size was left to the Animal <br />Services Advisory Board with Animal Services Staff. <br />