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OT County Leash Laws
That's weird. Counties don't regulate pet ordinances. Municipalities do.
Or at least that's the way it is here. It totally depends. Can you expand on that, Laura. Admitting first I'm sure not a whiz on government..but here's the way I see ithe I thought an ordinance was strictly a municipal regulation. The city council would pass a, say, leash law for the city. However, once you're outside city limits, the ordinance cannot be enforced. Any animal issues occurring outside city limits are enforceable only by county law enforcement; but those laws would be just State Laws. I guess the exception would be if there are county-specific state laws. Of course the same state law applies everywhere; but what I don't get is how a leash ordinance can be a "county ordinance." wouldn't it apply to rural areas, also, then? What body *creates* the ordinance? I forget that sometimes the US is like 50 different little countries. Yours in confusion, Sherry |
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"Sherry " wrote in message
... That's weird. Counties don't regulate pet ordinances. Municipalities do. Or at least that's the way it is here. It totally depends. Can you expand on that, Laura. Admitting first I'm sure not a whiz on government..but here's the way I see ithe I thought an ordinance was strictly a municipal regulation. The city council would pass a, say, leash law for the city. However, once you're outside city limits, the ordinance cannot be enforced. Any animal issues occurring outside city limits are enforceable only by county law enforcement; but those laws would be just State Laws. I guess the exception would be if there are county-specific state laws. Of course the same state law applies everywhere; but what I don't get is how a leash ordinance can be a "county ordinance." wouldn't it apply to rural areas, also, then? What body *creates* the ordinance? I forget that sometimes the US is like 50 different little countries. Yours in confusion, Sherry This is just my experience in the two states I have lived in. I imagine there are many other variations out there. I am from Maryland, where the county basically *is* the municipality. Each county runs a school system, police and fire department, trash pick-up, and makes the laws for things like animal leash laws, health codes, etc. There are communities within the county, but you are under the same rules and regulations within the county. I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto itself. This was a very weird concept for me to understand at first. Each little town within a county has its own police and fire department, school system, trash, water, property taxes, and makes its own laws about animal control and leash laws, how loud you can play your stereo, stuff like that. I think all the county does is run the court system. I don't really know if the county makes laws that would supersede the town laws. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net Check out www.snittens.com |
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"Sherry " wrote in message
... That's weird. Counties don't regulate pet ordinances. Municipalities do. Or at least that's the way it is here. It totally depends. Can you expand on that, Laura. Admitting first I'm sure not a whiz on government..but here's the way I see ithe I thought an ordinance was strictly a municipal regulation. The city council would pass a, say, leash law for the city. However, once you're outside city limits, the ordinance cannot be enforced. Any animal issues occurring outside city limits are enforceable only by county law enforcement; but those laws would be just State Laws. I guess the exception would be if there are county-specific state laws. Of course the same state law applies everywhere; but what I don't get is how a leash ordinance can be a "county ordinance." wouldn't it apply to rural areas, also, then? What body *creates* the ordinance? I forget that sometimes the US is like 50 different little countries. Yours in confusion, Sherry This is just my experience in the two states I have lived in. I imagine there are many other variations out there. I am from Maryland, where the county basically *is* the municipality. Each county runs a school system, police and fire department, trash pick-up, and makes the laws for things like animal leash laws, health codes, etc. There are communities within the county, but you are under the same rules and regulations within the county. I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto itself. This was a very weird concept for me to understand at first. Each little town within a county has its own police and fire department, school system, trash, water, property taxes, and makes its own laws about animal control and leash laws, how loud you can play your stereo, stuff like that. I think all the county does is run the court system. I don't really know if the county makes laws that would supersede the town laws. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net Check out www.snittens.com |
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"Sherry " wrote in message
... That's weird. Counties don't regulate pet ordinances. Municipalities do. Or at least that's the way it is here. It totally depends. Can you expand on that, Laura. Admitting first I'm sure not a whiz on government..but here's the way I see ithe I thought an ordinance was strictly a municipal regulation. The city council would pass a, say, leash law for the city. However, once you're outside city limits, the ordinance cannot be enforced. Any animal issues occurring outside city limits are enforceable only by county law enforcement; but those laws would be just State Laws. I guess the exception would be if there are county-specific state laws. Of course the same state law applies everywhere; but what I don't get is how a leash ordinance can be a "county ordinance." wouldn't it apply to rural areas, also, then? What body *creates* the ordinance? I forget that sometimes the US is like 50 different little countries. Yours in confusion, Sherry This is just my experience in the two states I have lived in. I imagine there are many other variations out there. I am from Maryland, where the county basically *is* the municipality. Each county runs a school system, police and fire department, trash pick-up, and makes the laws for things like animal leash laws, health codes, etc. There are communities within the county, but you are under the same rules and regulations within the county. I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto itself. This was a very weird concept for me to understand at first. Each little town within a county has its own police and fire department, school system, trash, water, property taxes, and makes its own laws about animal control and leash laws, how loud you can play your stereo, stuff like that. I think all the county does is run the court system. I don't really know if the county makes laws that would supersede the town laws. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net Check out www.snittens.com |
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I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto
itself. Thanks for the reply, Kelly. What you'[ve described is the way it is here. That's why I couldn't imagine a "county ordinance." Sherry |
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I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto
itself. Thanks for the reply, Kelly. What you'[ve described is the way it is here. That's why I couldn't imagine a "county ordinance." Sherry |
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I currently live in Massachusetts, where every little town is an entity unto
itself. Thanks for the reply, Kelly. What you'[ve described is the way it is here. That's why I couldn't imagine a "county ordinance." Sherry |
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Did you see the list of rabies regulations I posted a week or two
ago? In researching it, I found that it varies *widely*. Let me know if you can't find it and I can re-post it. Laura -- Gotcha. Thanks. Sherry |
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Did you see the list of rabies regulations I posted a week or two
ago? In researching it, I found that it varies *widely*. Let me know if you can't find it and I can re-post it. Laura -- Gotcha. Thanks. Sherry |
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Did you see the list of rabies regulations I posted a week or two
ago? In researching it, I found that it varies *widely*. Let me know if you can't find it and I can re-post it. Laura -- Gotcha. Thanks. Sherry |
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