Re: Rest areas/ unloading livestock

[Jerry D Milam Jr <milamj@agtelco.com>]

I've traveled from Florida to Illinois and never had any problems unloading at
any rest area anywhere we stopped. Everyone was quite friendly and hospitable
and of course I was careful to cleanup where we littered...teehee.

Susan

Duncan Fletcher wrote:

> So far as I can tell, it is not illegal in Washington. But there is a rule
> that animals must be on a leash and be confined to designated areas. The
> only one I have used to unload is not on an interstate. I don't recall any
> restrictions on the ones I have pulled into on an interstate, but they were
> way too crowded for me to even consider unloading.
>
> Duncan Fletcher
> dfletche@gte.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Proudman GGPL B-262" <johnp@lpsi.barc.usda.gov>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 10:34 AM
> Subject: RC: Rest areas/ unloading livestock
>
> > I've been told that it is illegal to unload horses at ANY rest area on
> > ANY Interstate highway in ALL states.  I haven't checked the individual
> > state laws to be sure, but I now always pull off the interstate to
> > exercise the horses.  I'd be interested if there are states where
> > unloading horses in a rest area on the interstate is permitted.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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