Now Dog Owners can Enjoy Outdoor Dining with their Dogs in New York
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - In June 2015, the New York State Senate passed legislation that would enable restaurant patrons’ dogs to roam in the outdoor dining areas. The “Dining with Dogs” bill passed by the assembly would enable customers to get their pets into outdoor dining areas of the restaurant that wish to provide this service. But care should be taken by the restaurant that there will not be any contamination of food and tainted utensils or equipment. Dogs would be required to be leashed and any authority can choose not to allow pets in the outdoor dining areas. There are several restaurants in the USA that already allow dogs to accompany their pet-parents for outdoor meals. One of the prominent places include Bridge View Tavern in Sleepy Hollow, which plans to open a dog-friendly beer garden in a couple of month’s time. According to the owner of the place, Chris M. “Pet dogs are a regular feature, especially on weekends that are sunny and there has never been a problem with