(a) It shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large within the urban county; provided that a hound or hunting dog may be unrestrained when engaged in lawful hunting activities while on private or public property designated or authorized for that purpose.
(b) Dogs shall be confined behind a fence or within an enclosed area or otherwise securely restrained at all times while on the owner's or harborer's property. A dog may be unconfined or unrestrained while on the owner's or harborer's property where the dog is in the company of the owner or harborer and the dog is under the owner's or harborer's direct control and supervision.
(c) A dog shall be permitted off the owner's or harborer's property only if it is restrained by a properly fitting collar or harness physically attached to a leash or tether of appropriate material and weight with the capacity to physically restrain the dog.
(d) Any dog found to be on public or private property without the permission of the property owner and unattended by the owner or harborer shall be presumed to be running at large and may be impounded by the division of animal control as set forth in section 4-21.
(e) The owner or harborer of any dog found running at large in violation of this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a first offense, not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a second offense during a thirty-six-month period, not less than two hundred-fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third offense during a thirty-six-month period, and not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a fourth and each subsequent offense during a thirty-six-month period.
(Ord. No. 5387, §§ 1, 3, 12-9-65; Ord. No. 58-74, § 1, 4-18-74; Ord. No. 81-78, § 2, 4-6-78; Ord. No. 219-80, § 1, 12-23-80; Ord. No. 282-87, § 1, 12-10-87; Ord. No. 90-2005, § 8, 4-21-05; Ord. No. 291-2007, § 1, 12-11-07; Ord. No. 108-2009, § 4, 6-25-09; Ord. No. 80-2017 , § 5, 5-25-17)