New Regulations

Beginning April 4, 2005, the following regulations will be in force:

*Each dog at Mt. Misery or in adjoining agricultural fields must be accompanied by a person who has the dog under control by holding it firmly on a leash. It will no longer be sufficient to have the dog under “voice control.” In addition, dogs will be reguired to stay on marked trails.

*Dogs will not be allowed to swim in Mt. Misery ponds or to swim in the Sudbury River from Mt. Misery land.

*Dog walkers will be required to collect all feces deposited by their dogs at Mt. Misery or the adjacent fields and to remove it from the area. Feces collection will follow the “carry in, carry out” policy standard among conservation organizations. That is, dog walkers will be responsible for bringing their own plastic bags home with them. The town of Lincoln will not provide bags or trash barrels for dog feces.

Conservation Commission plans for enforcement.

Conservation Commission members met on 3/23/05, a week after they held a public meeting to announce the new Mt. Misery dog-walking regulations, to plot the commissions’s approach to enforcement. Two-person teams, comprised of Conservation Commission members and staff, will set up at the Rt. 117 parking lot and on Old Concord Road, near Lindentree Farm, in three-hour shifts beginning next week. They will hand out flyers and inform the public about the new regulations. New signs will be created announcing the new policies and placed at those entrances. They will also have doggie bags available so that walkers can pick up and remove their dog’s poops.