For the second time this trip we have been pulled over. (We were stopped in Tecate a few weeks ago.) This time it was in Constitucion. Alleged crime?
Dogs in the cab of our extended-cab truck. And yet again we talked our way out of it by speaking Spanish and being polite. This is getting tiresome!
If you found out it was against the law in Tecate, why would you continue the same behavior and expect a different result? I'd keep the dog out of
sight when I got to La Paz.
Originally posted by bkbend
If you found out it was against the law in Tecate, why would you continue the same behavior and expect a different result? I'd keep the dog out of
sight when I got to La Paz.
hola ,, NOW that's funny !! thank'smy dog wear's shade's and everwhere,, we go the camara's come out,,.need to get a sign..."10 buck's a pic" won't
have to work anymore....Keith & lil tasha
We were stoppen in Mexicali by a bike-cop. Ostensively it was to see if we were wearing seatbelts, but when he saw that we were, indeed, belted in he
said that it was illegal to have our JR terrier on the front seat (between us at the time).
I showed him Scooter's driver's license. At first the cop looked dumbfounded, then he broke out a gigantic smile and waved us on.
Edit: Sorry. I don't know why the photo didn't load. I used the same procedure as in the past. In fact I have a 'custom' size that I've used for
Nomads before, but it doesn't seem to work. I don't have time to fool with it now, but the AZ DL for pets looks very similar to a real license.
In Mexico, all dogs must be in an approved harness and either attached to the seatbelt or clipped to a bracket. That is the law. Some US states have
the same rule. I understand the reasoning. Lock your brakes doing 55 and one will have that 70-80 dog going by you and into the windshield.
Originally posted by Roberto
Could you provide info on this law? How did you find out about it?
Yeah, I find it hard to believe you can pack ten people into the back of your open truck and your dog is the one that needs the seatbelt. But- if
there is money to be made by ticketing gringos with dogs in their cars- it could be true.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
wow,this is new's to me !! I got stopped twice in la paz for having my dog out the window with my arm around her and was showed the infraction in the
card thing they carry....some like" un brazo/pelegrosso" but if this a new law,and is it relly a law,, and /or are some gringo's buying it and the
cop is doing the mordida...would really like some more nomad's take on this,,,K&T
Originally posted by viabaja
In Mexico, all dogs must be in an approved harness and either attached to the seatbelt or clipped to a bracket. That is the law.
Where do you get this nonsense?
Quit spreading unsubstantiated fear among the expat communities and our guests if you can't give a reference.
Originally posted by viabaja
In Mexico, all dogs must be in an approved harness and either attached to the seatbelt or clipped to a bracket. That is the law. Some US
states have the same rule. ....
Currently there are no laws in the U.S. requiring that dogs, cats, or hamsters have seat belts, and that's a FACT.
I'm the OP. I have not been able to find any law about dogs riding in a car in Mexico. The rear seat of a king-cab truck is no different than dogs
riding in a car. Our dogs each have their own bed or throne in the cab in which they ride.
It is not illegal in California. I seriously doubt it is illegal in Mexico. Both times we were let go without paying a fine. If it were a law, I
suspect we would have been made to pay the fine on the alleged infraction. My thoughts on the matter.
all of my hamster's,,under my hood ,,have,seat belt's,,otherwise,, the torque ,,would spin them and then and I would lose a lot of
performance..LOL..let's get to the bottom of this !!! K&T PS, a good
new year to all !! this smell's,like a fish in a market with no ice !!
Originally posted by Marla Daily
My thoughts on the matter.
As well as correct. This bullcrap is no more than the new age stop sign, red light or speeding ruses practiced by the Law Creating Officers in
Mexico. Don't fall for it. Just stand there in a mute trance and stare at the cop til he goes away.
THANK"S,,all your beer next yr is on us,,baja nomad's wasnt set up for this kindda CR-P...any pic's,,proof,,infraction's receipt's,,,,,,,,, IM OUT!!
these idoit's ,,put up a little proof or get banned !! BAJA IS AWESOME....!!!!!!!!!!!
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