Michigan county nixes barking ordinance
We like this little story out of Van Buren County, Michigan.
The county board has rejected a proposed ordinance that would have allowed ticketing of dog owners if their pets barked, yelped or cried for more than 15 minutes straight between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.
The ordinance, which also required that dogs be on leashes while outdoors, had been debated for more than two years, with critics calling it an intrusion on their rights. Hunters objected, as did those who use guard dogs. Only one member of the county board voted for it.
But the real reason we like it is for its dateline, for the vote was taken in the county seat – a little town called Paw Paw.
(The town is named after the Paw Paw River, which was named by Native Americans after the paw paw fruit that grew abundantly along the river’s banks.)
Posted by jwoestendiek December 18th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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