Posted on 06/05/2008 10:11:23 AM PDT by Abathar
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York state Legislature has given final passage to a bill that would charge $250 for pet owners who don't pick up after their dogs in some parts of the state.
That would more than double the current fine.
Dog owners currently have to pay $100 if they don't pick up the poop. The change would apply to the five boroughs of New York City, Albany and Yonkers.
The Assembly passed the bill Wednesday and the Senate had already passed it.
A spokesman for Gov. David Paterson said the governor will review the measure.
Sell it back to the electric grid.
Just rub the owners nose in it .
I liiiike it!
Bring those fines here!
Got neighbors. who walk out the front door, walk the dog directly across the street to poop on the neighbor’s lawn, then walk the dog righ back across the street inside the house again. It is amazing to watch.
“Well I don’t want that in my yard” is the reasoning.
Imagine.
Their brain must roll around in their head like a bb in a matchbox.
So...what...they figure that everyone else is excited to have their dog poo in THIER yard?
Makes my blood boil to have someone come over to your home, intentionally allow their animals to deficate at your home and then just leave it there! And on top of all that try to make it look like you’re the one with the problem.
Gonna get some of that sugar free gum.
The chocolate exlax isn’t doing the job.
Friend of mine swears that you just need to train the dogs to pick up their own stuff and take it away.
Saturday morning make a big bacon & eggs breakfast.
While still hot, pour the bacon fat on the poo...it will be too irresistable for the dog not to eat on the next vist!
What about the pigeons? Who does the bill go to?
State law? WTH is that about?
It’s a great source of methane, a renewable energy resource.
Decades ago, I remember that people walked their dogs in the street in NYC (anyone remember the “Curb Your Dog” signs?).
But now they walk them on the sidewalks.
Many immigrants parade along the sidewalks with their little yappers as a fashion accessory.
Dogs belong in the street.
Sidewalks are for people.
I walk my dog 2-3 times a day and never leave the house without a plastic bag in hand.... It is called respecting your neighbor....we live in a dog friendly neighborhood but cleaning up after your mutt is the right thing to do....
SO! The politicans are taxing it now, as opposed to merely eating it, as was formerly common.
Hehehe, I like the way you think!
I had a neighbor who did this twice a day. Everyday for a week, I scooped the stuff and saved it a bag in my back yard. When he next came over to my yard, I walked out the door, walked past him without saying a word and went and emptied my bag on his lawn. It never happened again.
Who is picking up those two steaming loads NY has on the Senate floor??????
my next strategey...but I’m going one further...I’m gonna add to the bag with my own dog’s donations!
Maybe even stop by the horse stabl...nah..that might be a bit much.
My dog is pretty well regulated, but I never take him for a walk or out in public without a rolled up plastic bag in my pocket...it’s simply a matter of common courtesy.
btt
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