Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1975 Page: 6 of 12
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P«R« 6
It's A Matter of Fact
•W W. COX. City Manager
April 5 is election day in
Bastrop and on the city ballot
will be a referendum asking for
your opinion on a Dog Ix-ash
law within the city limits.
This i* not just a routine law
if it ever becomes an ordinance.
It is one of the hardest laws to
enforce ever wri.Uen-and one
of the most unpleasant ones.
You need to know exactly what
you are voicing an opinion on,
before you mark your ballot.
A Dog Leash I^aw means in
simple language, that your dog
will be either fenced, penned or
tied at all times, unless you
keep it ieashed while away
from home.
A Dog Leash Law means that
when the dog is not tied,
leashed, penned or fenced, the
city has the responsibility of
"impounding" the animal, even
though it has been vacinated
and licensed by the city.
Impounded means that it will
be "picked up" by the city
animal control officer and
"placed in a secure place" for a
period of time designated in the
ordinance. The period of time is
normally 36 to 48 hours.
If the animal is not "claimed
by it s owner" by the allotted
time, the animal is usually
destroyed. Claimed usually
means that the owner will "pay
to the city poundmaster" fees
and costs caused by the
impoundment of the animal.
What fees and costs?
Usually, there is a $2 or $3 fee
for "picking the animal up",
plus $1 or $2 a day for "feeding
costs," plus a fine of whatever
is provided for in the ordinance,
plus any "additional costs" like
medical or personal expenses
involved in the "service
rendered by the City Officer in
the line of duty". All of this can
be expensive to the owner of a
dog which has strayed from the
owner's property.
But there is more...!! The dog
can be at home and be illegal
under the usual Dog Leash law-
Ordinances. This is true
because it is a law that all dogs
must be tagged and vaccinated,
or they are subject to
impoundment. Which means
that even though the dog is on
your front porch, the animal is
illegal if not under control of
you or your representative, and
is not tagged.
A dog leash law usually
provides for a limited number
of dogs allowed on any one
piece of property, and always
provides for fines to be levied
against anyone keeping a
vicious or loud barking dog.
Those of you who carry your
dog with you in the back of your
pickup could be in violation of a
dog leash law, if it was decided
by the animal control officer
that the dog was not "under
control of the owner or keeper."
Now....be advised that the
opinion poll on the City Ballot
on April 5 will be merely
that it is not binding on the
Mayor and Councilmen in any
way. A majority of "yes" votes
does not automatically put a
Leash law into effect . It simply
tells the city officials that in the
opinion of the majority of the
voters, it is a desirable
ordinance.
Now...be also advised that if
the Mayor and Councilmen
decide to adopt a Leash law.
everyone will be subject to the
enforcement of it regardless of
whether you own a House
l poodle, or a field Hunter
j Now ...be further advised
that if a I^eash Law is adopted
and the city is forced to
construct a Dog found accord
ing to the standards of the
Humane Society, this will be an
expensive operation for a small
city like Bastrop.
So, it's a matter of fact that if
you want a dog leash law. you
need to be prepared to "pay the
price".
Whal is the price? There will
be fewer stray dogs on the
Streets of Bastrop, but a lot
more madder citizens. Imagine
the city animal control officer
coming into your yard and
picking up your dog and fining
you for a stray dog that only
leaves your yard to chase a car.
Or imagine you receiving a
complaint because your dog is a
loud barker and is disturbing
the neighborhiHKi, when you
want him because he is a good
watch dog But these regula
tions accompany a dog leash
law or it is of no value at all.
Cities do not need more laws
to enforce, but maybe need to
enforce those already on the
books.
Usually a dog leash law
becomes an animal control
ordinance, and this covers all
animals and poultry. You need
to be aware of the fact that a
leat«h law could limit animals of
any kind in the city limits.
While a dog leash law
controls the activity of dogs,
nothing can control the
activities of cats. Unless you
want cats tied at all times....
because there is no way 1 know
of to fence a cat. Cats are often
as big a nuisance as dogs, but
since most of them roam at
night, they are often overlook
ed.
The City Council, realizing
that you want some sort of
animal control, or you think you
do anyway, is merely asking
you to voice your opinion and in
so doing notify them if you are
really serious about "getting
these dogs off the streets."
Kiwanis Clubs
To Aid In Plans
For Retirement
How can you prepare for
retirement? This question will
be answered in a series of four
seminar sessions offered by the
University Area Kiwanis Club
and the Austin Community
College. Assisting with this
seminar will be all the Kiwanis
Clubs in the central Texas area.
James T. Odiorne, president
of the Bastrop Kiwanis Club,
states that the first of the four
seminar sessions will be on
Monday, March 24th at 7:00
p.m., in the Joe C. Thompson
Conference Center at the
University of Texas, The
remaining three sessions will
be held at the same place and
time on the next three
succeeding Monday evenings.
There should be no parking
problem. Odiorne said, since
the center is located adjacent to
the LBJ Library.
The subjects to be covered
are such things as financial
planning, health and medicare
benefits, housing problems,
getting the most for your
money, and legal aspects of
retirement. The sessions will be
conducted by panels of experts
using material developed by
the national council on aging.
Any one in the central Texas
area is invited to attend.
Odiorne emphasized that the
course is designed to be of
interest to people of any age,
but it. will be of particular
interest to immediate retirees
and those within 15 years of
retirement. There is a small
registration fee for the course
in the amount of $5.00 for
husband and wife, or $3.00 for
one person. A single session fee
is $1.00.
Odiorne stated that anyone
needing more information
about the course may call him
at (Bus.) 321-5329 or (Res.)
321 2090. He said that pre-reg
istration is not necessary, but it
is desirable. Registration forms
may be obtained from your
local Kiwanis Club or by
contacting the Austin Commun
ity College at 472 0636.
Awarded A Life
Membership In
Livestock Show
Ralph Wright of Houston,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlyn
Wright of Bastrop, was
awarded a life membership to
the Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo during the March
26th performance.
Mr. Wright worked as a
committeeman in the Advance
Group Ticket Sales Committee.
To qualify for a life member
ship, one must sell $1800.00
worth of tickets. Mr. Wright
sold in excess of $2400.00.
Chairman of the committee
was Don Jordan, president of
the Houston Light and Pow
er Company. Mr. Wright is
presently a supervisor of
Commercial Marketing with
that Company.
BKrt } • RATION
Two vacations are almost a
necessity today — the second
w to recover front the first
Thank You!
To the many people who signed our guest
register during our fir*i day* in business.
We pledge to give faster serviee to keep our
quality high.
The Cnizv w() ItcMtiuiruiit
' 924 MAIN
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1975, newspaper, March 20, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238509/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.