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Dog Laws And Ordinances

 
Info about hurry up on dog laws, deal with vet shortage.

Dog Laws And Ordinances

You must keep your dog's rabies vaccination and dog license current.

Dogs must wear current rabies, license and owner i.d. tags.

Keep your dog leashed when off your property.

Do not allow your dog to trespass on public or private property or run at large, unleashed, or unattended.

Do not confine your dog in a vehicle in extreme (hot or cold) weather.

Provide your dog with adequate shelter if kept outside for extended periods.

Prevent your dog from injuring any person, property or other animal.

Do not allow dogs on school grounds, beaches, cemeteries or parks where dogs are prohibited.

Never allow your pet to bark at, growl at or threaten another person.

Permits. If you want to bring your dog to a City of Madison Park or Dane County Park, you must first purchase a permit.

Permits are $10.00 for the first DOG and $1.00 each for additional DOG.

Vets call for hurry up on dog laws, addressing shortage of vets

dog lawsThe Veterinary Association has called for regulations covering the compulsory micro-chipping of dogs to be completed and implemented.

In a briefing paper to the new Government, the association made the same call for legislation which would ban the docking of dogs' tails.

Association chief executive Murray Gibb says as well as the obvious advantages for administering pet control laws, micro-chipping will make it easier to eliminate inherited defects in dogs.

That is because it makes the task of tracing a dog's parentage more reliable.

Mr Gibb says vets also want to see legislation banning pet tail docking, which has been referred to a select committee, pass into law.

Call for Govt to deal with vet shortage

The Veterinary Association is also urging the Government to pass new legislation this year that will help it to deal with a shortage of vets.

The Veterinarians' Bill, which was reported back to Parliament in June, allows more flexibility in registering vets.

The association says that would help with signing overseas vets to fill some of the gaps, especially in rural practices. But Mr Gibb says if the bill is not passed this year, it will delay introduction of an improved registration process and the ability to deal with the shortages.

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