Laconia Indian Historical Association

This policy defines the guidelines for pets upon the Dulac Land Trust as a member of the Laconia Indian Historical Association (LIHA) or as a guest of LIHA. 

 

As it pertains to this policy, pets shall be defined into four categories; Personal Pets and Service Dogs. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in each party involved being removed. Each incident with any animal failing to adhere to these guidelines will be investigated on a case by case basis by LIHA leadership.

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Any animal brought onto the property MUST have proof of ownership/registration and up to date vaccination records. If these cannot be produced when requested LIHA reserves the right to deny entry.

 

Personal Pets:

Defined by LIHA as any pet upon the property that is not a Service Animal.​

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1. Leashes/Positive Control:

All Personal Pets shall be leashed and remain under positive control at all times while on the Land.​

  a. Carriers may be utilized for smaller pets while inside/outside of owner’s campsite.​

  b. While outside of owner’s campsite, leashes are limited to 5ft. While inside owner’s campsite, leash length must not allow the pet the ability to enter other campsites/roads/paths.

 

2. Prohibited Areas:

Below is a list of areas that Personal Pets are forbidden to enter.

         i. Cook Shack 

        ii. Snack Shack

       iii. Out-House 

       iv. Storage Sheds

        v. “Sac & Fox” Building

       vi. Arbor

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  b. During events, LIHA Leadership has the authority to implement restricted areas for the duration of the event. Event planners must follow the below guidelines when establishing such areas.

        i. Define which animals will be restricted.

       ii. Define when/where the restriction will be enforced.

      iii. Clearly mark all restricted areas.

      Iv. Restricted areas may only actively barred Personal Pet entry 30 minutes prior through 30 minutes after the allotted time for the scheduled event.

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3. Pet Waste:

a. All waste produced by pets must be cleaned up by the owner/person of charge of the pet.

b. Owners may not dispose of pet waste in common trash receptacles. If a dumpster is provided for the event, it may be used to dispose of pet waste.

 

Service Animals

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Defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as any animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.

 

1. Service animals will be required to follow above listed guidelines, unless they interfere with the Service Animal's trained tasks. Additionally, the following applies:

     a. All owners of service animals are encouraged but not required to put a vest/harness on the animal to signify to leadership that they have a trained task and are not a Personal Pet.

     b. Service animals will be granted access to any area that the owner must go while the animal is working or performing their trained tasks.

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​Any Owner or Animal, either Personal Pet or Service Animal, that cannot behave and follow the above listed guidelines may be banned from events and/or have access to the land restricted.

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  Please if you choose to bring a pet be mindful that there are many children playing on and around the land, traffic  in and out ,vendors, and lots of music. Please take all those things into consideration prior to bringing your fur baby, they may not like it as much as we do.

Thank You,

LIHA Crew