01-11-2012, 10:39 AM
James, Not sure if this answers your questions about which law
1. the driver has the obligation to obey all laws in regards to the road...ie speed limit
2. the driver has the obligation to stop if they hit any animal & try to render aid & notify owner
3. animal owners have the obligation to make sure their animal ETA: Code 4-30 "not allowed to stray upon public lands or the private lands of another" the wording of this is more than not really clear, and is only clear if a female dog is in season (4-23)more clear, they are not to be allowed to run at large or be off the premise of the owner & are to be within their property or on a leash, where it is legal to have them leashed (there are areas in the county where it is not legal to have a domestic animal or pet, even if they are on leash)
4. the owner of an animal, if the animal has been/could be dangerous, must have the animal under control at all time. County Code 4-31 does cover many of the fears that some have expressed, and if it was ENFORCED, would probably alleviate much.... but that probably will not be a priority here for a looong time...
ETA: when reading anew...it seems that the notion of leashing a dog is only for certain public areas, female dogs in season & dangerous dogs.... and that county code does give an animal owner 24 hours after notification to remove an animal that has strayed...
So in this county, an animal that strays, as long as it is not a dog in season, or dangerous, is not too much of a worry to the writers of the County Code...which is the basis of the county laws.
1. the driver has the obligation to obey all laws in regards to the road...ie speed limit
2. the driver has the obligation to stop if they hit any animal & try to render aid & notify owner
3. animal owners have the obligation to make sure their animal ETA: Code 4-30 "not allowed to stray upon public lands or the private lands of another" the wording of this is more than not really clear, and is only clear if a female dog is in season (4-23)more clear, they are not to be allowed to run at large or be off the premise of the owner & are to be within their property or on a leash, where it is legal to have them leashed (there are areas in the county where it is not legal to have a domestic animal or pet, even if they are on leash)
4. the owner of an animal, if the animal has been/could be dangerous, must have the animal under control at all time. County Code 4-31 does cover many of the fears that some have expressed, and if it was ENFORCED, would probably alleviate much.... but that probably will not be a priority here for a looong time...
ETA: when reading anew...it seems that the notion of leashing a dog is only for certain public areas, female dogs in season & dangerous dogs.... and that county code does give an animal owner 24 hours after notification to remove an animal that has strayed...
So in this county, an animal that strays, as long as it is not a dog in season, or dangerous, is not too much of a worry to the writers of the County Code...which is the basis of the county laws.