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Pet Rules

The following are the Hershey’s Mill HOA Community Pet Rules. As you walk your pets outside of your Village, the rules below apply to every pet and pet walker. Please familiarize yourself with these rules. Individual Villages may also have additional pet rules that apply within your Village. We suggest that you review your Village rules as well.

PET RULES FOR HM HOA

  1. Dog licenses are required. Applications are available at the Security Office.
  2. All domestic dogs and cats must have current rabies vaccinations.
  3. No more than two domestic pets may be kept in the home of any resident.
  4. Pets must be on a hand-held leash at all times when outside the house. No pet may be left unattended, “tied out,” or kept in cages on decks, patios, or common areas. Invisible/electric fences are not permitted.
  5. Walking pets on Hershey’s Mill Golf Club property is not permitted at any time.
  6. Pets must be kept a respectful distance from shrubs, mulch beds, buildings, and automobiles.
  7. Solid waste must be promptly picked up, bagged, and disposed of properly in the pet owner’s home refuse cans. Waste must not be placed in storm water inlets or sanitary sewers while still in plastic bags.
  8. Every effort must be made to ensure that pets do not cause a nuisance through noise, unsocial behavior, disturbance, or threat to neighbors or other pets.
  9. Pets that persistently cause unreasonable disturbance to neighbors through noise and/or unsociable behavior are subject to action by a Village Council and/or the HM HOA, which may include warnings, fines, or removal of the pet from Hershey’s Mill.
  10. Pets that cause physical harm or endangerment to persons, other pets, or real, common, or personal property will be required to be removed immediately and permanently from Hershey’s Mill. Owners are responsible for any loss or liability arising from such incidents.