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Dog Taskforce-11/18 Edited with Stacey's comments and attendees added '19 DEC 1? 10 SDAti
Present:Karl Oakes, Ed Bagdonas,Jessica Brown,Robert Sinclair,Jennifer Seyboth, Patty
Platten, Mefford Runyon,Nate Sears
• Public comment : none
• Oct 21 Minutes-
• Summarized'rules liaison 'agreed to chance to'Ex-officio'
member
o Patti's name is wrong need to be updated -Dave
Abel
• Nov 4 Minutes-
• Remove minutes of Oct 21 approved without edits—changed with edits
• flannel spoke to the nature of restrained/under control
• Parking lot- things to come back to
• Rules matrix by property type-final version
is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/iwETbnylORgznK NmmFm9joX0r5r
M AtSreNNY nKRSg/edit?usp=sharing. This should be posted
• Mr Runyon—should come back to Chapter 85-2— Rule is poorly defined.
• Assign alternate as a taskforce member send to BOS
• Vice chair appointment for next meeting
• Kents
• Jessica motion to have Karl take the chair position
• Seconded by Ed Bagdonas
• Approved Unanimously,Karl
• Development of Work Plan that is Objective and goal based
• Ojectives (The taskforce is to send Bob their objectives and goals and
present them next week. Items below were mentioned in discussion)
o Clear and consistent Chapter 85 rules update
o Find ways to educate dog owners and issue/track permits to certain
areas
•o Better and consistent on signage across all town properties
o Well documented objective report based on dog information/
behavior to guide future dog policies
o Broad array of interventions (copy from Karl's)to prevent dangerous
dogs
o Seek and obtain a dog owner sentiment of a dog park in orleans
o Determine existing dog bylaws need to be changed
o Orleans regulations ensures that Orleans is a dog friendly down
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o Recommendations for summer/renters—to get them to understand
Orleans dog regulations
o Find a third kind of primary dog area that can be take pressure off
Kents / Wildflowers
o Try to represent the'town' as best you can.
o Identify dissatisfaction within dog community of exiting town of
Orleans dog policies/enforcement- outreach
• Stacy Ober presented information on AKC, its programs,dangerous dogs
• AKC + Cape Cod Kennel Club- offers dog training classes,venues and events
that can be used to educate dog owners.
• These events could be published and promoted. It may be possible to
organize one in Orleans
• Educational DVDs/Lesson plans for responsible dog ownership
• Dangerous Dogs
• #1 victim—children
• Cannot ban specific breeds in MA
• Encourage dog owners to have dogs pass Canine good citizen
program, tie to access?
• Dangerous Dog Ordinance
• MA legislature (Update Chapter 140) in 2012:
Liability for dog is incumbent on the owner.
• Points about drafting an effective dangerous dog ordinance include
the following:
o 1.allow categories of designation/labeling a dog for"at risk"
or"potentially dangerous" so as to avoid every dog being
labeled"dangerous" and use clear objective criteria to
•determine the seriousness level that falls into each category
o 2.prohibit owner of dog involved in an attack from leaving
the scene of the incident and when making written report
request dog owner identify where they obtained the dog
from (import, rescue, pet store,breeder, etc.)
o 3. if owner of dog deemed dangerous becomes aware that
the dog has gone loose,who should they immediately
notify?
o 4.include a process for removing an "at risk" or"dangerous
dog" label given the owner may have completed obedience
training and the dog has had not further incidents for 18
months, 2 years,etc
• Dog owners need a procedure to prove that an 'at risk' or
other category of dangerous dog has improved and the
label can be removed.
• Owners of attacking dogs must provide contact info
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• Reporting procedures should define the chain of events/control
when there is a dog incident
o AKC—hasguidelinesforACO
• Dog park
o The question of'why' Orleans needs a dog park is unanswered.
o Tacit consenus that a sentiment survey should drive further dicussion
o Stanton Grant:—Brewster-$50OK will be expensive. Grant will not cover
all costs.
o Mr Runon expressed that the board was unlikely to pursue at the next town
meeting.
o A possible property is the tri-town sewer area
• Action Items
o Explore having dog owners assert that they acknowledge rules/regs as part
of licensing, what about visitors—eg-Conspicuous dog license
o Does the ACO need to be police officer
o Group(all)think about and have examples of Benefits/Detriments/
Intervention
• Proposal 7B—for next meeting
• Agenda Items
o Choose Vice Chair
o Rules by town presentation -Ed Bagdonas
o Exploring how to measure sentiment for dog park-Ed Bagdonas
o Jessica to report on discussion Kelly McNiff CCKC
o Value/Detriment/Interventions examples and discussion
o Brainstorming to promote awareness
• Responsible dog owners day/other programming
• Conspicuous license
o Document Access -Ed Bagdonas
• Karl motions to adjourn,seconded by Ed, unanimous
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