Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Baltimore begins issuing $1,000 fines for dogs off leash


Baltimore animal control officers have begun issuing $1,000 fines to pet owners who allow their dogs to run off leash or fail to pick up after them.
“People aren’t surprised, they are shocked,” said animal enforcement supervisor Joseph Hodge. The fines are 10 times what they had been and raise the cost for letting a dog run off leash or failing to pick up its waste to the level of dog fighting or keeping a vicious dog. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - Nutty News Today Marketplace - Join The NRA