Recently you ran a short article entitled “Know your leash laws” in the April 11 print edition.
In the post, Eagle County Animal Services Field Services Manager Nathan Lehnert mentioned that leash laws are not merged throughout the county which efforts to update the animal service policies have actually stalled because 2018.
However, a recent Eagle County District Court Order in January 2023 has actually led to some improvement of the policies and treatments in animal enforcement in Eagle County, according to Lehnert.
Specifically, the District Court Order mentioned that a house owner who has actually appropriately limited his dog on personal property is not accountable for a dog bite or injury to an intruder or trespasser. This likewise comports with Colorado State Law (C.R.S. 13-21-125 (5) (a) & (b). This change to the policy was transferred to the town of Vail and must be transferred to other towns in the county.
The change in policy is invited because of the failure to reach an agreement throughout the board in the proposed update to animal control constraints by Eagle County. Citizens might feel comfy that they will no longer be mentioned for security of their property by burglars who are faced on their property by their appropriately limited dogs.
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Robert Truscheit
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