Every person owning or having possession, charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall keep such dog exclusively upon his or her own premises, or on the private premises of another with prior consent only; provided, however, that a dog may leave such premises only if:
(A) A dog is under restraint by virtue of being in the custody of a competent person and held by a leash, chain or other device of sufficient strength to maintain control by that person;
(B) A dog is under direct control by virtue of being in the custody of a competent person and sufficiently near that person to hear that person’s command, and is obedient to those commands;
(C) A dog is under direct control by virtue of being held within a SECURE ENCLOSURE, as defined in the Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Animals in Gaston County; and/or
(D) A dog is engaged in organized hunting activities on private property with the consent of the owner of that property, providing that said dog is obedient to the commands of its owner.
(Code 2019, § 3-18) (Ord. passed 8-10-1981) Penalty, see § 10.99