Lacey Committee Adopts Dog Tethering Ordinance

It took a few months, but Lacey Township Committee members have adopted an ordinance that sets limits on how long dogs can be tethered or chained outside, according to app.com.

Residents who leave dogs tied up outside or without shelter or water will pay a price - either a fine or risk having their pets taken away.

“It’s an opportunity to protect animals,” Committeeman Peter Curatolo said.

Little Egg Harbor resident Louise M. O‘Brien has been lobbying Township Committee members since earlier this year to adopt an ordinance that would protect animals and give police and the New Jersey SPCA more authority in to take action.

Her persistence has paid off.

“It’s not okay to leave a dog outside 24/7,” said O’Brien, who is pushing municipal officials across New Jersey to pass anti-tethering laws.

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