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' , ~ COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REOUEST w 1-~ .
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS
REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Commissioner Williams OFFICE: Precinct Two
MEETING DATE: July 13, 2009 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action confirming enforcement of
Kerr County Rabies and Animal Control Order adopted August 11,1997, requiring
animals brought to Flat Rock Lake Park to be leashed at all times when in the park; and
further to restrict all animals to the upper portion of the park located to the east of Third
Creek.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON(S) ADDRESSING COURT: Commissioner Williams, Janie
Roman, Tim Bollier.
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 10 minutes
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
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Bill Williams
From: Janie Roman [jroman@co.kerr.tx.us]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:31 AM
To: Bill Williams
Subject: Dog Bite at County Park
Good Morning Commissioner,
I spoke with Officer Cleghorn at the Kerrville Police Dept. who stated that Officer Pervice was not aware of the
dog bite because he was not the one who questioned the complainant. Officer Pervice questioned the assailant
(Bill Kalbfleisch) and another officer questioned the complainant (Mrs. Rose). Unfortunately that officer is on
vacation.
Mrs. Rose did file a complaint with the Kerrville Police Dept. and it seams that it has all been taken care of and
was satisfied with things when she left KPD. As for the bite, I made contact with Mr. Kalbfleisch and was able to
get the information of the owner of the biting dog. The owner of the dog was located and the dog was placed in
quarantine for the remainder of the 10 days. Mrs. Rose was notified that she would not have to undergo rabies
treatment and was very please with the way our Dept. handled the situation.
Mrs. Rose will be in Commissioners Court on Monday to address the situation at the Park.
Thank You,
Janie Whitt
Kerr County Animal Control Director
3317 Loop 534
Kerrville, TX. 78028
Office: (830)257-3100
Fax: (830)257-6963
07/08/2009
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PLEASE FIIRNLSH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF TffiS REQUEST
AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Commissioner Williams OFFICE: Precinct 2
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2007 TIlvIE PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (Please be specific). Consider, discuss Kerr County Rabies and Animal
Control Order adopted by Commissioners' Court, August 11, 1997, and its intent and
application to owners of unleashed animals in Flat Rock i,ake Park
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED:
NAME OF PERSON{S) ADDRESSING THE COURT: Commissioners Williams.
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION.
IF PERSONNEL MATTER-NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Goveramerrt Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:,
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Agenda Item Backup Statement
The current Kerr County Rabies and Animal Control Order was adopted by
Commissioners' Court August 11, 2003, Court Order No. 28209. This action amended
Court Order No. 24134, adopted August 11, 1997.
In this order is the following:
Section 4. "Restraint, impoundment, and Disposition of Stray Dogs and
Cats "
4.1 requires owners to restrain their animals and prevent them from running at
large, and provides a definition of what "restrained" means.
In light of the currerrt debate over whether dogs (particularly) should be
"restrained" while exercising in Flat Rock Park, the Court should determine whether the
current Order stands, or should be amended, and if so why and how.
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COURT ORDER N0.28209
ADOPT THE RABIES AND ANIMAL CONTROL ORDER AND FEE SCHEDULE
On this the 11th day of August, 2003 upon motion made by Commissioner Nicholson
seconded by Commissioner Baldwin, the Court unanimously approved by a vote
of 4-0-0, to adopt the proposed Rabies and Animal Control Order and Fees Schedule as
amended.
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PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS
TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT..
MADE BY: Dave Nicholson OFFICE: Commissroner. Precinct 4
MEETING DATE: Auoust 11.2003 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss adopting Rabies and Animal Control Order and Fee Schedule.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Comm. Pct. #4
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance
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RABIES AND ANIMAL CONTROL ORDER
WHEREAS, the danger of rabies presents a significant threat to
public health and safety, it is the desire of this Court to establish regulations
regarding the control of this deadly disease;
WHEREAS, the Texas Health and Safety Code 826.013, 826.014,
and 825.031, provide the authority for such regulations, and
TT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Kerr County Rabies and
Animal Control Order is enacted and adopted as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Order:
(a) "Animal" means any live or dead mammal, domesticated or
wild.
(b) "Animal Establishment" means any pet shop, grooming shop,
animal auction, performing animal exhibition, kennel, or animal
shelter, except this term shall not include veterinary medical
facilities, licensed research facilities, facilities operated by
governmental agencies, or licensed animal dealers regulated by
the United States Department of Agriculture under the provision
of US Public Laws 89-544 and 91-579.
{c) "Animal Shelter" means a facility designated or recognized by
the Jurisdiction for the purpose of impounding and caring for
animals.
(d) "Bite" means any puncturing or tearing of the skin caused by an b
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(e) "Cat" means Felis Gauss, whether live or dead.
(f) "Custodian" means any person or agency, which feeds, shelters,
harbors, or has possession or control, or has the responsibility to
control an animal.
(g) "Dog" means Canis familiaris, whether live or dead.
(h) "Harboring," means the keeping and caring for an animal, or
providing a premises to which the animal returns for food,
shelter or care.
(i) "High risk animals" are those animals which have a high
probability of transmitting rabies. They include skunks, bats,
foxes, raccoons, or such other animals that may be so designated
by order of the Local Healtfi Authority.
(j) "Humanely killed" means to cause the death of an animal by a
method which is not prohibited by 823.006 of the Texas Health
and Safety~Code and:
(1) rapidly produces unconsciousness and death without
visible evidence of pain or distress; or
(2) utilizes anesthesia produced by an agent which causes
painless loss of consciousness and death following such
loss of consciousness.
(k) "Kennel" means an establishment kept for the purpose of
breeding and or selling of dogs or cats or engaged in training
dogs or cats.
(1) "Local Health Authority" means the person of officer designated
by this Court under 826.01 ~ of the Texas Health and Safety
..-. Code.
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(m) "Low risk animal" is one that has a low risk of transmitting
rabies. They include opossums, shrews, moles, squirrels,
gophers, mice, rabbits, rats, and armadillos or such other animals
that may be so designated by order of the Local Health
Authority.
(n) "Neutered" means rendered permanently incapable of
reproduction.
(o) "Owner" means any person, corporation, of other entity which
has a legal or possessory interest in an animal.
(p) "Pet Shop" means an establishment engaged in the business of
buying or selling, at retail, dogs or cats or other animals for
profit-making purposes.
(cil "Quarantine" means strict confinement of an animal specified in
an order of the Texas Board of Health or the Local Health
Authority:
(1) on the private premises of the animal's owner or custodian
or at a facility approved by the Local Health Authority;
and
(2) under restraint by closed cage or paddock, or in any other
manner approved by the Local Health Authority_
(r) "Rabies" means that infectious acute viral disease of man and
animal affecting the central nervous system and usually
transmitted by animal bite. .
(s) "Stray" means roaming with no physical restraint beyond the
premises of an animal's owner or custodian.
(t) "Unowned animal" means any animal for which an owner has
,.. not been identified.
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(u) "Vaccinated" means properly inoculated with a rabies vaccine,
licensed for use in the species by the United States Department
of Agriculture by a licensed veterinarian.
(v) "Veterinarian" means any veterinarian who is licensed to
practice medicine in one or more of the 50 states. Such license
must be active and in good standing with the issuing agency.
SECTION 2 -RABIES CONTROL AND ERADICATION.
SECTION 2.1-VACCINATIONS.
2.1.1 -VACCINATIONS REQUIRED.
{a) The owner or custodian of each dog or cat shall have the animal
vaccinated against rabies ,by the time the animal is four (4)
months of age and within each subsequent thirty-six (36) month
interval thereafter.
(b} No such vaccination shall be considered current of valid unless:
(1) The animal was at least three (3) months of age at the time
the vaccination was administered;
(2) At least thirty (30) days have elapsed since the initial
vaccination; and
(3) Not more than thirty-six (36) months have elapsed since
the most recent vaccination.
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2.1.2 -CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION.
(a) A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall
issue to the animal's owner an official rabies vaccination
certificate upon a form fiunished by the veterinarian.
(b) The issuing veterinarian shall retain a copy of the official rabies
vaccination certificate in a readily reviewable status for a period
of not less than three (3) yews from the date of issuance.
(c) The official rabies vaccination certificate shall contain the
following minimum information:
{ 1) the owner and/or custodian's name, address, and
telephone number,
(2) animal identification:
(a) species,
,.~ (b) sex,
(c) age,
(d) weight, in pounds
(e) predominant breed, and
(~ colors;
(3) vaccine used:
(a) h+Pe>
(b) Producer, .
(c) expiration date, and
(d) serial number,
(4) date vaccinated;
(5) rabies tag number and yeaz issued;
(a) Veterinarian's signature and license number.
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2.1.3 -RABIES TAG
(a) Concurrent with the issuance and delivery of the official rabies
vaccination certificate referred to in Section 2.1.2, the custodian
or owner of the dog or cat shall cause to be attached to the collar
or harness of the vaccinated dog or cat, a metal tag, serially
numbered to correspond with the official rabies vaccination
certificate number, and bearing the year of issuance, the name of
the issuing veterinarian, and his address.
(b) Tn the event of loss or destruction of the original tag provided for
in Section 2.1.3, the owner of the dog shall obtain a duplicate
tag. Such tags shall indicate that it is a duplicate tag.
2.1.4 -PENALTIES
(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to
have each dog or cat owned by the person vaccinated against
rabies as provided for in this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2.2 -REPORTS
2.2.1 -REPORTS OF RABIES
(a) A person who lmows of an animal bite or scratch to an
individual that the person could reasonably foresee as capable of
transmitting rabies, or who (mows of an animal that the person
suspects is rabid, shall report the incident or animal to the Local
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Health Authority as soon as possible, but not later than 24 hours
from the time of the incident.
(b) The report must include:
(1) the name and address of the .victim and of the animal's
owner, or custodian if (mown; and
(2) any other information that may help in location the victim
or animal.
{c) The Local Health Authority shall investigate each report filed
under this section, utilizing the standardized reporting forms
prescribed by the Texas Department of Health.
SECTION 2.3 - OUA-ILANTINE AND TESTING
,~ 2.3.1 -QUARANTINE OR TESTING REQUIRED
(a) The owner or custodian of an animal shall submit an animal for
quarantine or testing if:
(1) the animal is reported to be rabid or that ii has bitten or
otherwise exposed an individual or animal to rabies; or
(2) the owner knows or suspects that the animal is rabid or
that it has bitten or otherwise exposed an individual or
animal to rabies.
(b) If the animal becomes ill during the observation period, the
Loca! Health Authority must be notified by the person having
possession of the animal.
(c) Any animal required to be quarantined under this section which
cannot be maintained in a secure quarantine, shall be humanely
killed and the brain tested for rabies.
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2.3.2 -BITING ANIMALS
(a) A dog or cat which has bitten a human shall be placed in
quarantine for ten (10) days.. Tt-is 10-day observation period
will begin on the day of the bite incident.
(1) If such dog or cat has been designated by the Local Health
Authority as unclaimed, it may be humanely killed and
tested for rabies.
(b) No quarantine is authorized for high-risk animals that have bitten
a person or animal. Those animals shall he humanely killed and
their brains submitted for rabies testing as provided for herein.
(c) No quarantine or testing is required for low risk animals that
have bitten a person or animal unless the Local Health Authority
has cause to believe the biting animal is rabid, in which case the
animal shall be humanely killed and tested for rabies as provided
for herein.
(d) Tf the biting animal is not included in (a), (b), or {c} of this
section, the biting animal shall be humanely killed and the brain
tested for rabies. The Local Health Authority may, however, as
an alternative method to killing and testing, authorize a thirty
(30} day observation period.
(e) The Local Health Authority may require an animal, which has
inflicted multiple bite wounds, punctures, or lacerations to the
face, head, or neck of a person to be humanely killed and the
brain tested for rabies.
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2.3.3 -EXPOSED ANIMALS
(a) Unvaccinated animals which have been bitten or directly
exposed by physical contact with a rabid animal or its fresh
tissues shall be:
(1 } humanely killed; or
(2) if sufficient justification for preserving the animal exists,
the exposed animal shall be immediately vaccinated
against rabies, placed in strict isolation for ninety (90)
days, and given booster vaccinations during the third and
eighth weeks of isolation. If the animal is under three
months of age at the time of the second vaccination, an
additional booster should be given when the animal
„_,_ reaches three months of age.
{b) Currently vaccinated animals which have been bitten or
otherwise significantly exposed to a rabid animal shall be:
(l) humanely killed; or .
(2) if sufficient justification for preserving the anunal exists,
the exposed vaccinated animal shall be given a booster
rabies vaccination immediately and placed in strict
isolation for 45 days.
(c) These provisions apply only to domesticated animals for which
approved rabies vaccine is available. Other animals shall be
humanely killed.
2.3.4 - QUt~-ItANTINE FACILITY
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(a) Where home quarantine is not approved or requested, the owner,
custodian, or Local Health Authority shall take possession of an
animal that meets the criteria set forth in sections 2.2.1, 2.3.1,
2.3.2, or 2.3.3, .and shall ensure that the animal is placed in a
facility.
(1) That meets the standards of the Texas Department of
Health; and
(2) Has, within the preceding twelve (l2) months, been
inspected by the Texas Department of Health and has
been found by the Department to have met acceptable
standards.
(3) That keeps such accurate records as may be determined to
be necessary by the Commissioner's Court.
2.3.5 -HOME QUARANTINE
(a) The Local Health Authority may grant an owner or custodian
permission for home quarantine if, in that officer's discretion,
the following criteria can be met:
(1) Secure facilities are available at the home of the animal's
owner or custodian and are approved by the Local Heahh
Authority; .
(2) The animal is currently vaccinated against rabies, and
(3) The animal was not a stray at the time of the bite.
(b) The Local Health Authority or a licensed veterinarian must
observe the animal at least on the first and last days of the
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quarantine period.
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2.3.6 -SUBMISSION OF SPECIlVIENS FOR LABORATORY
EXANDNATION
(a) Preparation of specimens either for shipment or for personal
delivery for rabies diagnoses shall be in accordance with the
requirements of the Texas Department of Health.
2.3.7 -RELEASE OR DISPOSITION OF QUAILANTINE ANIMAL
(a) If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal does not
show the clinical signs for rabies, the Local Health Authority
shall release the animal to its owner or custodian when the
quarantine period ends if
(1) ail costs of quarantine, observation, vaccination, and other
fees, have been paid, and
(a) the owner has a unexpired rabies vaccination
certificate for the animal; or
(b) the animal is vaccinated against rabies by a
licensed veterinarian at the owner's expense.
(2) the animal is registered as required by 3.1.
(b) If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal snows
clinical signs of rabies, the Local Health Authority shall
humanely kill the animal. If an animal dies or is destroyed
while in quarantine, the Local Health Authority shall remove
the head or brain of the animal and submit it for testing at the
owner's expense.
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(c) No animal may be released form quarantine or observation
without written order of the Local Heahh Authority.
2.3.8 -PAYMENT FOR QUA~t~ANTINE AND TESTING
(a} The owner of an animal that is quarantined or
tested for rabies under the Order shall pay to the
Local Health Authority the reasonable costs of
the quarantine, testing, and disposition of the
animal. The Local Health Authority may bring
suit to collect those costs.
(b) The Local Health Authority may sell the animal
and retain the proceeds of keep, grant, or
humanely kill an animal if the owner or
custodian does not take possession of the animal
before the fourth day following the final day of
the quarantine period. All costs and fees set out
in (a) above shall be paid before an owner or
custodian may take possession of an animal. No
act of the ~ Local Health Authority shall relieve
the owner from liability for reasonable costs of
keeping, quarantining, testing, and/or
disposition of the animal.
SECTION 3. REGISTRATION OF DOGS AND CATS
3.1 REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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(a) The owner or custodian of each dog or cat shall register each
such dog and cat a provided in this section.
(b) In order to register a dog or cat under this section, the owner
must:
(1) File the official rabies vaccination certificate with the
Local Health Authority as provided in Section 2.1.2
(2) Pay the applicable registration fee set out in Appendix A.
(c) It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that the officia]
rabies vaccination certificate has been filed and the registration
fee paid.
(d) Animal establishments, kennels, and pet shops are exempt from
the registration requirements if
(1} Such establishment is operating under a business name
and possesses a sales tax peiaiit, and
(2) The animal is held solely for the purpose of sale in
connection with the breeder's business. Anunals held for
any other purpose are not exempt from registration.
(3) Pay an "Establishment Fee" as set out in Appendix A.
(e} Animal shelters shall not be required to register any animal in
their possession, but shall be required to pay fees associated
with rabies vaccination. -
(~ Registration is required as follows:
(1) Animals are required to be registered in accordance with
the schedule set out in Appendix "A".
(2) Animal Establishments must pay the "Establishment
Fee" each year, in lieu of registration.
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(2) Animal Establishments must pay the "Establishment
Fee" each year, in lieu of registration.
3.2 PENALTIES
(a) A person commits an offense if
(1) the person fails or refuses to register or present for
registration a dog or cat owned by that person.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the
veterinarian issuing the official rabies vaccination certificate
failed to file the certificate or forward the registration fees to
the Local Health Authority.
SECTION 4. RESTRAINT, IMPOUNDMENT AND DISPOSITION OF
STRAY DOGS AND CATS.
4.1 RESTRAINT REQUIRED
(a) T'he~vwaer-~custedie~ c~+ea~h~~dt>g~or cat~-shall=,
~:and-prevent them from running at large:
(b) Each unrestrained, unowned, or stray dog or cat is hereby
declazed a public nuisance.
(c) For purposes of the section, `strained" shall mean~~that the dog
or cat is:
(1) B~'.~ically restrained by a leash, fence, pen, Or other
.::.'device,
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(2) physically located on the properly of the owner or
custodian, ar supervised by.and under-the-direct control
of the-owner or custodian:.
4.2 PENALTY
(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person fails or refuses to restrain a dog or cat owned
by the person.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
4.3 DETENTION AND IMPOUNDMENT AUTHORIZED
(a) ~:. -
shy, unowned, or stray dog or cat may. be
~~pc[dr~~ay~ I:~r~e1~~Itlr~ #tith~e-~ty~t that
officer's designee.
(b} Each unrestrained, unowned, or stray dog or cat shall be
impounded for a period of no less than forty-eight (48) hours
unless earlier claimed by its owner. A reasonable effort shall be
made to contact the owner or custodian prior to any disposition
of the animal.
(c) No dog or cat shall be released to an owner or a custodian
unless:
(1) the animal has a current rabies vaccination,
(2) has been properly registered in accordance with this
Order, and
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114 Kelly Lane Kemille, TX 78028 • (830) 688-7501 cynmcb aC~.hotmail.com
Mr. Bill Williams
Kerr County Courthouse
Kenville,TX 78428
Dear Mr. Williams:
'Thank you very much for speaking to me by telephone recently, regarding the off-leash
dog situation at Flatrock Park.
I have been enjoying that park daily with my two dogs for almost two years. Sometimes,
we go there twice a day. I live alone in a small place and so my dogs must wait forme
while I work. But when I get home, they know that we will be going to the park that
evening to run, swim, play with other dogs, and all of the other fun activities that dogs
enjoy. I have met a few new friends there, but I think my dogs have made even more
friends!
Of course, socializing dogs in such a manner almost guarantees a well behaved animal
who knows how to behave in a public setting. It is a much happier life for a dog, and does
not produce the angry, dangerous dog that chaining out in a yard would.
Although there have been problems at the park, they have been few, for the number of
people and dogs who visit the pazk daily. The problem is not the dogs so much as the
in~esponsible owners. People need to train their dogs to be respectful, but fast, the people
themselves need to be respectful of other park users. My dogs are under complete voice
control at all times and are not allowed to nm up to other dogs, but have been taught
instead to approach quietly, after I have been given permission for them to do so. This is
especially important for small dog owners, as, when walking a small dog, one does not
know if an approaching dog is a threat or not. My dogs do not fight or attack, but a small
dog owner, unfamiliaz with my dogs would not know that, so I do not want them to feel
threatened by my large dogs.
Cyr~thia~c~jricle
-- People also need to clean up after their dogs, because nobody should be subjected to dog
waste. In parks in other cities I have lived in, bags were provided, along with signs
directing people to do so. I am certain that the dog walkers of Flatrock Park could get
together and provide rolls of bags, and as a graphic designer in the printing/sign business,
I could provide the signs.
I agree that problems should be addressed, however, I am saddened that the responsible
people could lose their park due to the irresponsible ones. Many people fish at that park,
and I come across fishing hooks often. (My dog has even gotten them into his skin as he
swims). However, I do not think we should ban fishing from the park because of fish
hooks.
The few problems that have arisen should be addressed separately. Irresponsible pet
owners should be made to Leave the park if they can not control their animals.
Mr. Williams, my dogs and I enjoy that park very much and I want you to know that I will
do whatever I can to ensure a happy experience for all who visit. Of course, I can not do
that on my awn, but the many dog walkers who use that park feel as I do, and we all want
to find a solution. I am not interested in complaining, whining or fighting, but if we all
work together we can find the con~ect solution. I just want you to know how much that
park means to me (and probably all of the dog walkers). It is my daily quiet/bonding/play
time with my dogs, and as a responsible dog owner, I do not want to lose it due to a few
,.,, people who do not know how to train their dog. Please, sir, just let me know what needs
to be done and I will rally the other dog people to work toward a solution.
Thanks very much for considering the responsible dog owner side of this, and I invite you
to come walk with me some evening and see for yourself what goes on in that lovely
park.
Sincerely,
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Cynihi`~f~McBride
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PROPOSAL FOR DOG LEASH LAW
IN FLAT ROCK PARK
1• All dogs muss be kept on a leash or under verbal control in
Flat Rock Park
Derr Cou~v Rabies and A~}mal Control Order
Section
X4.1 Restraint Reauired
Citizens for an off-leash Flat Rock Park also support this order in full, if Section 4.1,
Item c-1 "physically restrained by a leash, fence, pen, or other device, the word device
could mean verbal control.

How we see it
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on people,. lck
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u tie
p poop
Some things in life are. gross. andkind of silly.
For a complete index, see any Fatmlly Brothers movie
But some things that have a big "Yuckl"factor actually are important,
Responsrble adults know the difference
~ IVo reasonable parent would dream of refusing to change their baby's
aper just because it's an unpleasant task. Anyone who cares about
their health suffers through untold numbers of gross experiences at the
doctor's office.
Why then, do so many pet ~~ shirk ~~.
~°~~' ~ Pik nP after their -dogs?
Yes, this is a column aboutdog poop.
please forgive me if you're reading it at your
breakfast table.
But this is no laughing matt:
I have a message that a lot of I~r County pet
o~~ aPPaPendy need to heat
It's very simple; If your. dog does his business > Paul Waller
~ywhere other than on your private property, you have a duty (hey, no
ckcering.) to perform..
Yom' pry uP dog PAP ~ gross. Yes, it's a minor inconvenience.
And guess what? It's not optional
Please undostand, leaving behind your dogs poop in a Public park, at
a stteet corner or in your neighbor's yard is an act of complete selfishness.
B3'sParing Yourself a brief moment of unpleasantness, you subject
others to a much rras~er expeience later. You also paint all dogowners -
even those who do the right thing day afterday -with one stinky brush.
I'd prefer to be writing in this space about how the county and aty
need to get serious about seating a dog park A place where our canine
friends could temporarily break free of their leash
.But I can't write that cohrmn et ' exenase and soaalize.
to pick up the poop. Y ,because too many dog owners refuse
whit ~~ Park is not a dog pads, tart it's the one public place
for to ~ ~~'g° °~ leash in the Kerrville area. But maybe not
County commissioners hinted during a regent m that th
revisit the Flat Rock Hiles and. require leashes beca> have~beei~i so
many complaints about poop.
There's a similar problem at Tiaangmlity Island. Even though dogs are
required to be on leashes at Ttanquility, and there are a number of trash
cans provided, people are sh7k not picking up after their pets.
I had gotten into the habit of taking my dog to ~~ty for our
morning walk With a flexi-leash, she enjoys exploring the grounds,
Prig up scent trails, watching squirrels scamper up the towering trees.
., .
And it was a peaceful start,to the day forme, walking along the river and
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