Staffordshire Terrier Club of America - Legislative Committee

Bill Name: H626
State: North Carolina
Date of Proposal: 3/18/2009
STCA Legislative Contact: Al Bincarousky & Kristin Tresidder

A bill recently proposed in North Carolina seeks to implement a statewide limit on the use of tethers to confine dogs. Specifically, A7218 would:

• Make it illegal to tether a dog for more than 9 hours out of 24.
• Require all tethers to be at least 15 feet in length.

The STCA Legislative committee has written to NC state officials expressing our opposition of the proposed law and our support of the current animal cruelty laws, which cover the “issues” raised in support of anti-tether legislation.

Please contact Al or Kristin to find out how you can help.