
Originally Posted by
piecemaker
In some states its illegal to leave a kid under 12 in a car alone. Me and my son stopped at a store a couple years ago,had to grab something real quick.We went in the store,but left our dog in the vehicle.It wasn't hot outside and i left the windows cracked.We were in the store less than ten minutes and when i headed back to my van there was a cop waiting for me.He said someone had heard the dog barking and called it in.He looked at the dog,seen he was fine.He said there was no law against leaving a dog in a car for a short time,but pointing at my son,he said Now if you would have left him in the car,thats a different story.Thats when he told me about a new law about leaving anyone under 12 in a car alone.