(A) No owner or keeper of any dog shall permit such dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to run at large within the city at any time.
(B) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, no person shall be compelled to keep any dog in his possession on a leash while in or upon any public street, alley, park, parkway, or other public place in the city, if the dog is securely confined in an automobile.
(C) Notwithstanding any definition to the contrary, a dog shall be deemed “at large” if that dog is on or being walked upon a public street, parking lot or facility, sidewalk, or right-of-way adjacent to a street and is not actually on a leash or chain or within a carrier which is in the possession of a person of sufficient strength and age to effectively restrain the dog.
('71 Code, § 4-23) (Ord. passed 12-17-63; Am. Ord. passed 4-4-00) Penalty, see § 90.99
Cross reference:
Citation penalties, see § 38.06
Citation penalties, see § 38.06