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Town Dog
Ordinance
Adopted
By JANE BANGLEY
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Washington Town Council adopted a dog ordinance during its meeting on Wednesday, July 10, designed to alleviate the town’s problems with roaming or stray dogs.
The ordinance prohibits owners from letting their dogs roam freely through town. Owners are required to keep their dogs on their property or on a leash of six and a half feet, or less, in length.
Dogs found in violation of the ordinance will be picked up by the county dog warden, Jack Bruce, when impounding facilities are available in the county. Notice of arty impoundment will be given to the owner within 24 hours if the name of the owner can be reasonably determined.
An owner will have to pay a $10 fine to redeem his or her dog, or after 10 days the dog will be placed for adoption if possible or destroyed according to state law. If there is ever a prevalence of rabies among the town’s dogs, the ordinance gives the mayor the power to issue a proclamation requiring that all dogs be kept on their owners’ properties. Any dog found in violation of the proclamation will be destroyed by the county dog warden.
A dog that has bitten a person may also be destroyed if the General District Court judge determines that the dog is vicious. A violation of the ordinance constitutes a class four misdemeanor as defined by the Code of Virginia.
Before approving the ordinance, the council heard questions and comments from members of the audience. Virginia Lindstrom, a town resident,
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