Responsible Tethering

Early on the morning of January 20, 2015, Karen Benet and Sheri Weiner introduced Ordinance No. BL2015-1008, a new set of regulations for tethering animals to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The document is basically a detailed set of conditions that must be met when tethering any domestic animal outside. In short, the law asks that pet owners provide their pet the necessities for life, that the tethering device doesn’t harm their pet and their pet must be in good health to be tethered outside at all.

The proposed law has passed its first reading, but has yet to be enacted into effect. However, it is already being discussed in Knoxville and other surrounding counties because of the possibility that other counties will adopt the law if the Metro Council of Nashville and Davidson County approves it. If Knoxville will be subject to a similar set of laws or not, will remain unknown until the second and third readings of the law take place. Luckily, pet owners still have time to prepare for the possibility of the new tethering laws being enforced in Nashville, Davidson County as well as in any other counties that adopt the new laws.

Early on the morning of January 20, 2015, Karen Benet and Sheri Weiner introduced Ordinance No. BL2015-1008, a new set of regulations for tethering animals to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The document is basically a detailed set of conditions that must be met when tethering any domestic animal outside. In short, the law asks that pet owners provide their pet the necessities for life, that the tethering device doesn’t harm their pet and their pet must be in good health to be tethered outside at all.

The proposed law has passed its first reading, but has yet to be enacted into effect. However, it is already being discussed in Knoxville and other surrounding counties because of the possibility that other counties will adopt the law if the Metro Council of Nashville and Davidson County approves it. If Knoxville will be subject to a similar set of laws or not, will remain unknown until the second and third readings of the law take place. Luckily, pet owners still have time to prepare for the possibility of the new tethering laws being enforced in Nashville, Davidson County as well as in any other counties that adopt the new laws.