Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-07-12
DOG NUISANCE
in EASTON MD.
TO BE .ABATED
City Council Takes Action Max
ing Owners Liable To
Legal Action
POCOMOKE SHOULD BE
FOLLOWING THEIR PLANS

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war on the dog nuisance. The follow
ing is a clipping from the Easton
"Star-D Democrat" and shows just what
the City Council is doing. Some sim
liar action by the Pocomoke body
might help in reducing the plague Of
prowling ours. The clipping:
"At the meeting of the Council last
Monday night the question of dogs as
nuisances was thoroughly discussed
after it was stated that many COM
plants have bsen received from resi-
dents of Easton recently. The dog law
is a statewide act and not in the
power of the Council. However, when
a dog becomes a nuisance the Council
then has the power to prosecute the
owner of a dog which proves nui-
sance to the neighbors or the neigh
borhood.
Repeated complaints have been re-
ceived by the Mayor and Council, and
a letter has been prepared to be sent
out to all these filing complaints. This
letter gives the complainant the pro-
cedure necessarily to abate a nuisance,
and it also shows that the complain
ant must do his or her part if the nui-
sance is to be remedied. The Mayor
and Council are powerless to correct
the evil without the cooperation of the
complainant. The letter follows:
"The following procedure is neces-
sary in taking action against owners
of dogs which are a nuisance to resi-
dents af-s &c town of .Easton:
81. One or more compliments must
register their complaint in person or
by letter to the Council, stating the
extent of the nuisance, a description
of the dog or dogs, and the name of
the owner.
"2. If in the opinion of the Council
the complaint is justified and a nui-
sance exists, the Chief of Police will
be ordered by the Council to notify
the owner to abate the nuisance.
"3. If after 48 hours the nuisance
has not been abated warrant for the
arrest of the owner will be obtained by
the Chief and summons served on
the complainant or compliments to ap-
pear in court and testify as to the hui
sance, and to identify the dog and
owner.
"These being the legal steps re-
quired by law it is necessary that COM
plainant be in position to take same
before filing complaint.
eff resident who is being unduly
annoyed by dogs, will call a policeman
at the time of such nuisance, and
said policeman with the help of the
complainant can identify the offending
dog or dogs and their owner, then the
policeman will be in position to sub
stantiate the compliments claim be-
fore the Council and to testify in
court.
"The Mayor and Council stand ready
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in eliminating any nuisance to resi-
dents caused by dogs"
Easton cannot be overrun more
thoroughly with dogs than is POGO
moke City. AS stated before in the
Democrat" they roam the town, own
erless and in search of food. No
property is exempt from their raw
ages and it looks as if some have reg
ular routes for foraging.
Even those animals that are con-
fined apparently spend sleepless
nights and their barking and yapping
cause humans to keep them company.
If the City Council could find some
way to abate the nuisance, they would
receive the heartfelt thanks of a per-
secuted community.