A. Leash Required: No owner of a dog shall permit the dog to run at large in any part of the City at any time. Any dog off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner or a member of his immediate family over ten (10) years of age, by leash, shall be considered "at large". "Leash" means a cord, thong or chain, not more than ten feet (10') in length, by which a dog is controlled by the person accompanying it. A dog within the car of its owner shall be deemed to be upon the owner's premises.
B. Removal Of Excrement: It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a dog to be on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person unless such person has in his immediate possession a device for the removal of excrement and a depository for the transmission of excrement to a receptacle located upon property owned or possessed by such person. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person in control of, causing or permitting any dog to be on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person, to fail to remove excrement left by such dog to a proper receptacle located on property owned or possessed by such person.
C. Impoundment: Any dog found at large on any street of the City contrary to the provisions of this section shall be impounded according to the directions of the Chief of Police. (Ord. 2006-O-12, 3-21-2006)