(A) Animals must be confined to the owner's real property and not permitted to run loose. While on the owner's real property, but not under the owner's direct control, animals must be secured without means of escape by a leash, or otherwise be confined to a pen, fenced (either physical or electronic) enclosure, corral, cage, house, or other secure enclosure. In agriculturally zoned areas, however, cats may be allowed to run at large on the owner's property when not under the owner's direct control.
(B) No animal shall be hitched, tied, or fastened by any rope, chain, cord, or other similar material that is directly attached to the animal's neck. Animals that are tied, hitched, or fastened shall wear a properly fitted collar or harness, other than a choker-type collar. This section does not prohibit the use of a choker-type collar in the training of animals or in the leading of the same.
(C) An owner shall not permit prong-type collars to remain on an animal when the animal is not in training. In no instance shall a prong-type collar be permitted by an owner to remain on an animal for a continuous period of 24 hours or more.
(D) A tether or tie-out for a dog shall be at least three times the length of the dog as measured from the tip of said dog's nose to the tip of its tail. The tether or tie-out shall be of adequate strength for the breed, weight, size, and age of the dog in order to keep the dog secure.
(E) No person shall permit an animal to access a roof or overhang by any means, including, without limitation, through an open window.
(BC Ord. 1992-2, passed 2-10-92; Am. BC Ord. 2018-26, passed 9-24-18; Am. BC Ord. 2021-35, passed 9-27-21; Am. BC Ord. 2023-27, passed 12-27-23) Penalty, see § 131.99