Revised Leash Ordinance Goes into Effect Sept. 1
Electronic collars no longer considered physical restraint.
The leash will soon be the law in Alexandria. Earlier this month, City Council voted to adopt an ordinance that excludes electronic collars as means of restraining dogs, meaning dogs must be on a physical leash while in public places like parks and sidewalks. The ordinance goes into effect on Sept. 1 and violators can be fined up to $100. Council initially adopted the law as proposed by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria in November. The ordinance was rescinded a month later after dog owners and local businesses such as the Olde Towne School for Dogs raised concerns. Several argued that the law did not consider owners who spend a lot of time, money and effort to train their dogs on electronic collars. The Animal Welfare League, city …
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Kim Moore
9:29 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
For years, my son was deathly afraid of dogs. Telling him that a dog is friendly meant nothing to us, or to him. Now, he enjoys dogs, but not when three are blocking the sidewalk as the owners talk amongst themselves, ignoring that they are blocking others' passage. The same irritation applies to residents with huge strollers who look at us cross-eyed when we ask them to move so that we can pass … more ›