BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5812: Unlawful dog tethering

Creating the unlawful dog tethering act.

Summary

Establishes the unlawful dog tethering act of 2015. Prohibits, unless certain conditions are met, restraining a domestic dog for more than ten hours in a twelve-hour period, or more than fourteen hours in a twenty-four hour period, using a tether, chain, tie, trolley, or pulley system.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to unlawful tethering;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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