Dogs Win Fight In Sullivan County
Sullivan County Commission members have put the quietus on a barking dog ordinance.
According to the Kingsport Times-News (http://bit.ly/GCapWa ), commissioners rejected the proposal for a second time Monday night. It was identical to one that failed two months ago.
The proposal would have made it a civil offense to have a dog that that barked, whined or howled “excessively, continuously or untimely” and disturbed any county resident’s “repose” or the peace of any neighborhood. The fine would have been $50 to $100 per day.
Twelve commissioners supported the measure the first time, but the only “aye” votes Monday came from the two primary sponsors.
