(A) It shall be unlawful for the dog or cat of any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog or cat, to run at large. A person, who owns, harbors or keeps a dog or cat which runs at large shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Dogs or cats on a leash and accompanied by a responsible person or accompanied by and under the control and direction of a responsible person, so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash, shall be permitted in streets or on public land unless the city has posted an area with signs reading “Dogs or Cats Prohibited”.
(B) It is unlawful for the owner of any animal to permit the animal to run at large. Any dog shall be deemed to be running at large with the permission of the owner unless it is on a durable leash secured to an object which it cannot move and on the premises of the owner, or on a leash and under the control of an accompanying person of suitable age and discretion, or effectively confined within a motor vehicle, building or enclosure. Any cat shall be deemed to be running at large with the permission of the owner unless it is on the premises of the owner, or effectively confined within a motor vehicle, building or enclosure.
(2003 Code, § 8.05-2) Penalty, see § 10.99