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​Charlotte-Mecklenburg Ordinance Laws

AC&C Officers are charged with the responsibility of enforcing all Metropolis, Canton and State laws pertaining to the welfare of animals.

Enforcement activities range from investigating and prosecuting animate being cruelty and neglect cases, leash police force violations, to investigating potentially dangerous dogs.

To report a suspected violation of whatsoever of of these ordinances, please call 311.

​T​he City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Countyaccept laws that draw what constitutes fauna abuse. The ordinance is written so that the laws pertain to anyone that owns, possesses, or harbors any fauna. The townships within Mecklenburg County don't all have the same laws as the city or county.

Animals that are kept exterior must accept admission to fresh water all the time. Food is not required to exist left outside, as long every bit they are fed at to the lowest degree once a solar day.

Animals that appear to exist sick, diseased, or injured must receive medical attending immediately. Animal Services Officers volition determine the condition of the beast based on its trunk condition and asking the possessor provides any and all paperwork as proof that the beast is receiving medical intendance. If the possessor cannot provide this proof then they will be given time to seek medical attending and the AC&C Officer volition conduct a follow-up review inspection.
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Animals may not exist kept in unsanitary or inhumane conditions at any time. This includes an environment where an animal's health and general welfare is threatened, forth with raising the risk of transmitting disease. AC&C Officers may inspect the brute'due south living conditions to make sure their environment is make clean and sanitary. (This also applies to suspicion of ​puppy​ mills.)

Animals must have an adequate shelter and then that the creature tin can exist protected from extremes of conditions (estrus, cold, rain, etc.) and able to remain dry and comfortable. An adequate shelter is defined equally an enclosed area accessible by an fauna, of sufficient size and nature so as to provide the animal with reasonable protection from agin conditions conditions. It is not required that the adequate shelter provided be kept warm/cool or insulated during the cold/hot seasons. Items that are not considered adequate shelter: airline crates, wire cages, or annihilation with holes other than the main opening.

Animals that are outside for an extended menstruum of time, or live outside, must accept a shaded location when sunlight is likely to crusade overheating and discomfort. An adequate shelter should be placed in a shaded location for this reason.

Animals must be contained by fencing, proper tethering or a properly sized kennel.

Animals may non be left in a construction, holding, or motor vehicle that can be considered dangerous for the animals' health or well-being due to temperature, and/or lack of food or drink. If an animate being is discovered in such a location, an AC&C Officeholder will come investigate the state of affairs, attempt to make contact with the possessor using all bachelor resources, and, in exigent circumstances, may exist removed for its own protection/rubber.

In the case of an fauna in a vehicle and determined to exist under farthermost distress, an AC&C Officer must have a CMPD Officer present to forcefully enter the vehicle to remove it. Signs of distress include: excessive panting, excessive drooling, and unable to become upward or move.

When a call for service is placed for an Ac&C Officer to respond, a phone call will be placed for service and an Ac&C Officeholder will come to observe the following:

  • The animal  is being fed appropriately based on its body condition and weight (continue in mind some dog breeds are bred to be thinner than others)

  • The animal has admission to fresh water

  • The animal has adequate shelter

  • The tether/kennel is incompliance with the tethering law

  • In cases of suspect canis familiaris fighting, analyze the dogs wounds

  • Brand an endeavor to contact the owners regarding observations and have appropriate activity if necessary. If an owner cannot be contacted the Air conditioning&C Officer will conduct a follow-upwards inspection.

If there are whatever violations seen, or has a concern for an animal, please call 311.

​If you observe us on Facebook or Twitter delight DO Not  transport the states a individual message or tweet near a cruelty concern. 311 is how we capture our calls for service and all concerns must become through them.​

North Carolina state law requires that all dogs, cats and ferrets who have bitten someone are to exist quarant​ined for x days. If the brute has a electric current rabies vaccination, this quarantine may take place at habitation at the discretion of Animal Services. If the animal is not currently vaccinated against rabies, then this quarantine must be done at a veterinary infirmary or the Animal Shelter. The purpose of this is to ensure that the animate being did not transmit the rabies virus to the bite victim.

If a person is flake and chooses to become to the hospital, ER, family doctor, or urgent care the medico is required by law to send in a bite report to Animal Services where an officeholder volition be dispatched to investigate.

If a wild animal bites or scratches a person and is apprehended, the animal volition exist euthanized and so that its brain may be tested for the presence of the rabies virus. If the wild animal is positive or information technology cannot be defenseless, the seize with teeth victim volition be advised to take the mail-exposure rabies shots.

If a wild beast bites a domestic dog (or any domestic brute), the grade of activeness depends on the vaccination condition of the dog. If the dog has a electric current rabies shot, the pet just needs to receive a booster vaccination. The wild animate being will not be tested for rabies unless there is also a human exposure. If the dog is not currently vaccinated and the wild brute is apprehended, information technology will be quarantined at the Animal Shelter until the rabies exam results on the wild beast come dorsum. If the rabies test is negative, the domestic dog may be reclaimed. If the rabies test is positive or the wild animal was non caught, the domestic dog must be euthanized or quarantined for six months at the owner's expense. This is but one reason why rabies vaccinations for your pet are then important.

For Bite Prevention Classes visit the Humane Education page.

In a cockfight, two roosters fight each other to the expiry while people place bets. Cockfighters let the birds endure untreated injuries or throw the birds away like trash after. Besides being cruel, cockfighting often goes hand in paw with gambling, drug dealing, illegal gun sales and murder.

What is cockfighting?
Cockfighting is a centuries-erstwhile claret sport in which two or more specially bred birds, known as gamecocks, are placed in an enclosed pit to fight, for the primary purposes of gambling and entertainment. A typical cockfight can last anywhere from several minutes to more than one-half an hour and normally results in the decease of one or both birds.

Left to themselves, roosters virtually never hurt each other badly. In cockfights, on the other mitt, the birds often wear razor-sharp blades on their legs and get injuries like punctured lungs, broken basic and pierced eyes—when they even survive.

Sadly, people often bring young children to cockfights. Seeing adults relish such brutality can teach kids to enjoy violence and think that brute suffering is okay. - The Humane Guild of the United States (HSUS)

Observe out more about Erect Fighting and its history:
Cock Fighting Fact Sheet - HSUS
Cock Fighting - HSUS
Cock Fighting​ - ASPCA
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There are two ways of helping to bring this horrible animal cruelty to an end right here in your ain urban center.
Contact CMPD's Criminal offense Stoppers to report any suspicious cock fighting activities.
Contact The Humane Society of the United States to report cock fighting.

*The HSUS and Crime Stoppers offer cash rewards but when tips lead to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in a dog fighting or cock fighting investigation.*

Signs of cockfighting could include:

  • Chickens existence bred and kept outside of a farm setting in unsafe or unsanitary conditions​

  • A big number of roosters tethered to a crude shelter or bars in pens

  • Roosters whose combs, wattles, or natural spurs have been cutting off

  • Untreated wounds and/or other signs of neglect

  • The sound of roosters crowing in remote areas, coupled with many people coming and going

  • Cockfighting magazines, such as The Gamecock, The Feather Warrior, and Grit & Steel​​

Citizens owning dogs adamant to exist dangerous  will exist subject area to a variety of protective measures to ensure the safety of people and other animals. They include the following:​

  • Privacy fencing or secure fencing (with a top)

  • Purchase of liability insurance

  • Warning signs on the owner's property

  • Muzzling the dog when off its belongings

  • Tattooing the dog to place it as dangerous

All decisions relative to dangerous dogs will exist subject to a due process review.

If you have any questions about a possible dangerous dog situation, please call 311.​

Charlotte residents may request collection of either pets which have died or animals which have been killed on city streets. The solid waste special services partition​ is ready to assist you lot.  To place a call for service in regards to expressionless animal choice up, telephone call 311. Please recall these few helpful points:

  • Drove is made by request but; do not identify any animals in your roll out container.

  • Help the states to serve you ameliorate: for animals which have been killed on the roads - delight have a specific location for us to respond to. An address, intersection or block number is needed.

  • City ordinance places requirements on any creature nerveless from homes or businesses. The animal must non weigh more than than 100 pounds and MUST be placed at the curb. Information technology is also helpful that the fauna be placed in a trash bag if possible.

  • Metropolis Ordinance forbids Urban center personnel from inbound whatsoever private property to remove animals.

If your pet has passed away and you wish to bury it, you may do so equally long as it is buried at least 3 anxiety beneath the surface of the basis and non closer than 300 anxiety to whatsoever flowing stream or public body of water. Large animals may also be buried, but they must be at least 4 anxiety beneath the ground surface. An owner must bury a pet inside 24 hours of learning of its death.

If your pet has passed abroad and you would similar to become them cremated or buried in a pet cemetery yous can do a search for local pet crematoriums and pet cemeteries in Charlotte. There are several in Charlotte and surrounding areas. Ii are listed below:
Paws, Whiskers and Wags​​
Faithful Companion
Good Shepherd
Life Commemoration Pet Crematory
Be sure to wait into the services as some will come to your house and pick up your pets for you.​​

"Man's best friend" may fight to the death in dogfights, frequently with tens of thousands of dollars at pale. Dogfighters sometimes kill the losing dogs, and even winning dogs may dice from their wounds. Police force oft discover drugs, guns, and even murder in connection with dogfights.

What is dogfighting?
Dogfighting is a sadistic "contest" in which ii dogs—specifically bred, conditioned, and trained to fight—are placed in a pit (by and large a small loonshit enclosed by plywood walls) to fight each other for the spectators' amusement and gambling.

Fights average ane to ii hours, ending one of the dogs will not or cannot continue. In addition to these organized dogfights, street dogfights are a problem in many urban areas.

Street dogfighting remains a trouble in urban areas. Dog owners seeking status or bragging rights phase impromptu fights in dorsum alleys or basements. - The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Find out more than near Canis familiaris Fighting and its history:
Dog Fighting Fact Sail - HSUS
Dog Fighting - HSUS
Dog Fighting - ASPCA

There are ii ways of helping to bring this horrible "contest" to an end correct here in your ain city:
Contact CMPD's Law-breaking Stoppers to written report whatever suspicious activities.
Contact The Humane Society of the United States to report domestic dog fighting.

*The HSUS and Offense Stoppers offer cash rewards simply when tips lead to the arrest and confidence of anyone involved in a domestic dog fighting or erect fighting investigation.*

Some indications on what to look for:

  • Dogs with scarring

    • Keep in listen that there are legitimate people who adopted/rescued Pit Bulls that have been involved in fighting rings. These dogs will take scars but are no longer fighting.

  • Multiple dogs separated on the property

    • Fighting dogs are to exist kept separate and would not be running around the back yard with each other. If there are ii/iii dogs in a fenced in surface area running effectually with each other being barking at passerby's doesn't hateful that they are fighting dogs. These dogs could but be territorial.

  • Multiple dogs beingness rotated on the property. Example: One calendar week at that place is a blackness canis familiaris and a scarlet canis familiaris then three weeks later there is a blue dog and biscuit canis familiaris.

  • Significantly heavy logging bondage restraining the dogs.

    • There could be dogs on logging chains that are not used for fighting. Regardless, the tethering law does not permit dogs to exist on logging chains at all and tin be reported via 311 likewise. To learn more than about the tethering constabulary (what is and is non permitted) visit the Tethering Page.

  • Dogs restrained in the woods backside and away from the house (more often than not not typical for a everyday dog owner).

  • Preparation equipment such as treadmills, break sticks, tires or jump poles hanging from trees.

    • Some Pit Bull (or other bully breed) owners accept suspension sticks in their homes. This does non mean that they fight their dogs merely it is more of a measure to break up accidental fights between their dogs.

  • Dogs with weighted collars or weighted belong.

  • People coming and going at odd hours from the house and/or transporting dogs to and from the house at odd hours.​

The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have strict leash laws that use to all animals except cats (see the nuisance animal section for laws pertaining to cats).

Animals must exist on a leash, contained within a argue or an operable and marked invisible fence. The invisible debate company should requite owners a sign to place at the mailbox to indicate that there is an invisible debate present.

An animal may exist loose in its own 1000 if in that location is an developed (18 years or older) immediately next to the creature and the brute responds to straight exact commands of the person.

ALL dog owners that take their dogs for walks in their neighborhoods and/or in public parks (not designated as a dog park) are required to keep their dogs on leash and under concrete restraint at ALL TIMES.  Please note that having the leash in your possession and not fastened to the dog is not considered having the dog on a leash and you volition still be subject field to a fine.

All regulations aim to protect the health and rubber of our citizens. Please be a responsible pet possessor and abide by the police. Violations will be investigated and stiff fines may exist practical. Fines range from a $l.00 citation for the starting time violation and up to a $500.00 commendation and permanent seizure of the animal for a 5th violation.

To written report an animal at large, delight call 311. Please note that it could take upwards to 4 hours for an officer to respond. Whatsoever data about where the owner lives would help profoundly.​

There are dog parks in Char-Meck that will allow pet owners to allow their dogs off-ternion in a fenced in and controlled​ area. To observe where these parks are located and the rules for participation, visit the Dog Parks page.​

Ordinance reads that it is unlawful for any person to own or maintain an animal in such a manner to crusade a public nuisance. Examples of situations which would constitute a nuisance are:

  • Having an animate being which disturbs the rights of or threatens the prophylactic of a member of the general public, or interferes with the ordinary use and enjoyment of their holding.

  • Assuasive an animal to damage the property of anyone other than its owner.

  • Maintaining animals in an environment of unsanitary conditions which results in offensive odors.

  • Assuasive or permitting an fauna to bark, whine, howl, crow or cackle in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion so equally to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring premises.

  • Failing to confine a female dog in rut.

  • Failing to remove carrion deposited by a dog on whatsoever public street, sidewalk, gutter, park or other publicly endemic or private holding unless the owner of the belongings has given permission allowing such use of the property. Dog waste material is raw sewage. Roundworms, Due east. coli, and Giardia are only a few of the many harmful microorganisms that can be transmitted from pet waste to humans. Some can last in your yard for as long every bit iv years if not cleaned upward. Children who play outside and adults who garden are at greatest take chances of infection. Pet waste is one of the causes of bacterial contagion of streams in Mecklenburg Canton.
    The solution is safe and easy: 1) Scoop the poop, 2) put it in a plastic pocketbook, 3) place information technology in the trash, and 4) wash your hands.

If y'all accept any questions most a possible nuisance situation, please telephone call 311.

Please notation the following:

  • Air-conditioning&C's response to first time complaints will exist to notify the possessor past mail that we received a complaint concerning their animals and recommendations to remedy the situation. If time to come calls are submitted, an officer will be dispatched to evaluate the validity of the complaint.

  • An AC&C officer must see or hear the violation when they respond to take whatever kind of ceremonious activity.​

  • Regarding cat nuisances, including colonies, a call must be made to 311 for an officer to come investigate prior to any fauna pick up or trapping. The caller volition be given deterrent options kickoff. Any healthy, devious cat that is picked upwards and brought to the shelter by a caller/denizen will exist turned away as we exercise non intake healthy, stray cats. Hither's why .

​At that place are two situations in which you will need a permit to maintain your animals.

Livestock- If y'all wish to maintain any equine, cloven-hoofed animal (cattle, goats, etc.) livestock or domestic fowl (chicken, turkey, dove...) a permit is required. Before a let is issued, the premises must exist inspected to ensure that the fauna(s) are a minimum distance from the property line. We will as well make sure that the creature(due south) does non endanger the health, prophylactic, peace and quiet of nearby residents. A permit costs $twoscore.00 and must be renewed annually.

Three or More Dogs or Cats- If you take three or more dogs or cats (in any combination) four months of age or older frequently kept outside, you lot volition need a permit. The chief purpose of this permit is to brand sure that noise or odor caused past the animals will not interfere with a neighbor's employ and peaceful enjoyment of his property. This let costs $40.00 and is valid as long equally the owner is in compliance with the ter​ms of the let. (No renewal fee.)

Fill out the online permit awarding.

To pay for a new permit, or renewal for livestock, y'all can go to the pay commendation/let page.

Permit Awarding Check Listing

What yous need to know or practice before filling out a permit.

1. Consummate the online application.

2. Once your application is received, the inspector will contact you to propose the next steps.  If you exercise not already accept a shelter for fowl/livestock already in identify It is STRONGLY recommended you do non begin structure prior to beingness contacted by the inspector.

     Basic guidelines for your let to be approved:

  • Shelters for livestock/fowl must be a minimum distance from an possessor's property lines (required by ordinance).  Exceptions can exist made at the discretion of the inspector.
    • Shelter for small livestock needs to be 25 anxiety from the property line
    • Shelter for big livestock needs to be 75 feet from the property line
  • For iii or more dogs/cats: shelter is required for each dog/cat that is listed on the permit.

3. All animals must be physically restrained (fence, coop, etc.)

  • For iii or more than dogs/cats: if you are tethering your dogs, refer to the tethering section on this page or in the ordinance in municode for exact tethering specifications.

4. For 3 or more dogs/cats: Each animal must accept a current rabies vaccination and current city/county license (refer to license class).

5. Emergency contact numbers for livestock permits.

6. A government issued ID (driver'southward license, etc.)

Your address history will exist checked to make sure there are no previous founded nuisance or cruelty calls. If yous've had previous calls for service referencing these issues, they will be looked at further for final blessing decisions.

All dogs, cats and ferrets four months and older residing in Charlotte, Mint Colina, Pineville and the unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg County must be licensed annually. This same law applies to ferrets living in Charlotte, Mint Hill, and Pineville. Proof of a electric current rabies vaccination from your veterinarian is required to purchase a license.

License fees will vary depending on whether your pet is spayed or neutered. Fees for fertile animals are $xxx.00 and those for sterile animals are $10.00 for a 1-twelvemonth license and $25.00 for a 3-year license. License fee exemptions may apply in certain situations:

    • Senior citizens 62 years of age and older may receive a free license for their pets, provided the animals have been sterilized.

    • If your animal has medical issues that make information technology unable to withstand the sterilization procedure, you may purchase a license for $10.00 if you provide a statement from your veterinary.

    • Whatever disabled owner of a dog which is used for seeing, hearing or assistance purposes may receive a gratuitous license if the animal has been spayed or neutered.

    • Owners of bear witness animals may receive licenses for $10.00 provided they show proof of participation in at least three nationally recognized shows within the past twelve months.

    On  March 7, 2005, the Brute Services contracted with PetData, Inc. to manage the brute licensing plan for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg surface area.

    Animal licenses may be purchased by mail or online from PetData. They tin also be purchased or renewed at the beast shelter.

    On July 26, 2021, AC&C rolled out a new animal license plan that includes QR code technology that provides personal pet information making identifying lost animals even easier by using smart phone technology. The new license tags replaced the former version on July 20, 2021 and is supported by pet identification visitor, PetHub.

    "Information technology's a two-in-one solution that uses engineering science and online tools to provide pet owners with a new fashion to continue their pets licensed with the Urban center and aids in identification if they ever become lost," says Dr. Josh Fisher, Director of Animal Intendance & Control. "This program is another step in achieving our goals of keeping pets and people together and reducing unnecessary shelter intake."

    Owners are encouraged to activate their new license at PetHub.com/Become where they can ready up a free profile of the pet, including photograph and contact information, accost and other vital information. The PetHub Phone call Center is open 24/7. Upgrade packages are bachelor, but not required, and include shelter broadcasts, found pet alerts, GPS tracking and more.

    The new license tag has three NEW means to identify an animal, according to Fisher. "Finders tin scan the QR code with their phone, telephone call the 800 number on the tag or enter the license number on the PetHub website to admission the animate being'due south profile."  Increasing reunification efforts reduces the stress animals experience while beingness housed at the shelter and saves owners the challenge of tracking their pets and paying shelter reclaim fees.

    Existing licensed animals can receive a new tag if renewed in person at Animal Care & Control at 8315 Byrum Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. If you would like to exchange an existing tag for the new format, the fee is $2 and must exist purchased in person.

    For general data visit petdata.com

    PetData Mailing Address:
    Charlotte/Mecklenburg Police Dep​artment
    Fauna Control Sectionalisation
    Animal Licensing
    c/o PetData
    PO Box 141929
    Irving, TX  75014-1929

    Puppy mills contribute to pet overpopulation and cause countless dogs lifetimes of suffering in squalid wire cages. Assist us stop this cycle of cruelty: Do your research before getting a puppy, and expect into adopting a dog from your local shelter. -The Humane Society of the United states (HSUS)

    A puppy manufactory is a big-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs. Dissimilar responsible breeders, who place the utmost importance on producing the healthiest puppies possible, convenance at puppy mills is performed without consideration of genetic quality. This results in generations of dogs with unchecked hereditary defects.

    Some puppy mill puppies are sold to pet shops—normally through a broker, or middleman—and marketed equally young as eight weeks of age. The lineage records of puppy mill dogs are often falsified. Other puppy manufacturing plant puppies are sold directly to the public, including over the Internet, through newspaper ads, and at bandy meets and flea markets. - ASPCA

    Find out more than about Puppy Mills:
    Puppy Mills - HSUS
    Puppy Mills - ASPCA

    There are two ways of helping to bring these puppy mills to an stop right here in your own city:
    Contact CMPD's Criminal offence Stoppers  to study whatsoever suspicious activities.
    Contact The Humane Society of the United states of america  to report dog fighting.

    *The HSUS and Criminal offence Stoppers offer cash rewards but when tips lead to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in a dog fighting or cock fighting investigation.*

    Puppy mill puppies are usually sold online or in stores. How to know if that puppy you lot're looking at comes from a puppy mill:

    • The owner of the puppy will not let you see where the puppies are kept.

    • The owner will not take the one or both of the parents on sight so you can see what the puppy will look like when they grow up.

    • The owner may have you come to their house but beware if they bring the puppies to yous instead of taking you to the litter.

    • Responsible breeders volition inquire you questions almost your interest in the brood and the care that y'all program to requite to your new puppy. Most responsible breeders even have you lot sign a contact in regards to spaying or neutering your puppy within a certain time period.

    • If, for any reason, you feel that you need to rehome your pet, the breeder will ask you to bring the pup dorsum to them instead of rehoming them or sending them to a shelter.

    • Owners of puppy mills will generally have more ane breed for sale. Some breeders will breed 2 breeds at a time if they are small breeds only if at that place'south more than two listed and then they could exist a manufacturing plant.

    • Responsible breeders will accept health guarantees and even offer yous the chance to bring your puppy back if health problems ascend. Puppy manufactory owners will brand all sales concluding.

    • Puppy mill owners sometimes have their puppies upwards-to-date on their shots but merely the bare necessities. They don't practice genetic testing equally they don't care whether their pups are salubrious or not.

    • Simply considering your puppy comes with papers (AKC or CKC) doesn't hateful they aren't factory puppies.

    • Puppy mills are not limited to puppies. Mill owners will also exist breeding other animals such as cats, rabbits, and rodents.

    All photos were taken during the puppy manufacturing plant raid in Baronial 2008, in Denver, NC named Functioning Noah's Ark.

    at least 9 dogs stuffed into tiny make-shift wood kennels

    at least 7 huskies crammed into 4 dog runs

    8 rabbits crammed into a disgustingly dirty small cage with no water

    at least 9 adult cats stuffed into 3 small filthy make-shift wooden cages

    at least 12 dogs stuffed into 6 filthy make-shift wood cages

    ​Northward Carolina Land Law requires every dog and cat four months of age and older to exist vaccinated confronting rabies. This law also applies to ferrets within the city limits of Charlotte. This vaccine must be administered by a licensed veterinarian. In North Carolina, the animal's first rabies shot is good for one year and subsequent vaccinations are valid for three years. If y'all take recently moved to North Carolina and the rabies vaccination was given at a vet out of NC then it is still a valid shot (regardless of information technology existence a  1 yr or iii year shot).

    Please be a responsible pet owner by displaying your brute'south rabies tag at all times. This can help convalesce fear if someone is approached by your pet. The fine for declining to display a rabies tag is $50.00 and a $l.00 fine may be levied if your beast does not accept a valid rabies vaccination.

    Protecting your pets confronting rabies is the best way to protect yourself, especially if your dog or cat spends a lot of time outdoors. You may not know if your pet has made contact with a rabid wild animal. If your pet is vaccinated, then he cannot transmit the disease to you.

    Find out what yous demand to bring with you the day of the clinic.

    An ideal environment for your dog may be a fenced or sheltered surface area that offers him or her the opportunity to roam and play safely. However, if you must restrain your pet, larn these new "tricks" that are part of the City'due south new pet restraint ordinance to continue your domestic dog gratis from injury.

    • Utilise a chain or runner that is a minimum of 10 ft. long.

    • Ensure the chain doesn't exceed 10% of the domestic dog's total weight.

    • Ensure all harnesses and collars fit properly. Yous should exist able to fit ii fingers snugly between the pet and collar.

    • Use swivel hardware to prevent tangles.​

    • Clear the pet's area from obstructions to ensure the domestic dog doesn't become entangled.


    In addition to these new guidelines, check on your dog routinely to monitor the creature'southward well-being. Following these tips ensures a sound quality of life for your pet.


    To review the ordinance in information technology's entirety, the downloadable pdf can be viewed here.

    ​Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a tether?
    A tether is used to confine a dog to its possessor'due south property and consists of plastic coated cable or chain attached to a permanent object.
    Tethering as a do is affixing your dog to the chain or cable device or a pulley runner organisation that will confine a dog on your holding.

    What is the nearly of import matter to recollect about the ordinance?
    That while an platonic environment for your dog may be a fenced or sheltered area that offers him or her the opportunity to roam and play safely, if you must restrain your pet, following these regulations will protect a dog's quality of life.
    Additionally, information technology is piece of cake and affordable to become compliant with the new rules.

    When does this new ordinance take effect?​
    March 1st, 2011.

    Is at that place a fine if I don't comply with the new ordinance?
    Educational activity is the commencement priority. Officers will educate you nigh the ordinance and how to come into compliance before issuing any civil citations. If y'all practise not comply, the showtime commendation is $50 dollars and will continue to escalate from there.​

    Equally of 12/one/17, any driver that is operating a moving vehicle is non allowed to have an creature on their lap. Not only is this dangerous for the brute merely also the commuter should a wreck occur. Violation of this new law will exist a $100 fine and court costs.

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