Workshops planned on proposed Carson City bear law

Public workshops are planned in August on a measure intended to reduce garbage-foraging bears in Carson City.

The proposal is modeled after a similar bear-proof container law in Douglas County.

It requires that after a first incident of a bear getting into garbage, a resident will receive a written or verbal warning.

After a second incident within two years, a resident can either acquire a bear-proof trash can or face a mandatory citation.

Another incident after that within two year carries a potential fine of not less than $100.

The workshops will be held Aug. 4 at the Carson City sheriff's office; Aug. 5 at Western Nevada College; Aug. 11 at the Community Center and Aug. 12 at the Carson City School District. All workshops start at 6:30 p.m.