A. No person(s) shall leave an animal tethered, chained, or fastened upon any public sidewalk, public property or street, and further cause the animal injury and/or pain or restrict it from reaching shelter, food, and water.
B. If any animal is restrained by a chain, leash, wire cable or similar restraint, the restraint shall be designed and placed to prevent choking or strangulation or entanglement with other objects. Any tethering device must be attached to a properly fitted collar or harness. Choke chain collars, prong or pinch collars, or any collar devised for training is prohibited for the purposes of tethering an animal. The tethering device must restrict the animal from leaving the property on which it is tethered.
(Ord. 12-1078, passed 6-12-2012)