(a) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Code for an owner or the person in charge of such dog, cat or other animal to allow that dog, cat or other animal, licensed or unlicensed, to be at large as defined herein.
(b) Except as otherwise allowed by the Leash Law or other State laws, all dogs shall be kept under restraint anytime they are outside of the owner’s fenced premises by a leash or other device of a size and material appropriate to the dog, held by a person capable of restraining such dog with that leash; restraint does not include voice, eye or signal control.
(c) No owner shall fail to prevent his animal from becoming a public nuisance.
(d) Every female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a building or other enclosure in such a manner that she cannot come into contact with a male member of the same species except for planned breeding.
(32-12/92 § 10.05.010) (Ord. 166, passed 4-6-2016; Am. Ord. 237, passed 12-13-2023)