§ 14-34. Duty of owner to keep animal under restraint while off of property.

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It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal or anyone having an animal in his/her possession to keep the animal under restraint at all times while the animal is off the real property limits of the owner, possessor, or custodian. For the purposes of this section, an animal is deemed under restraint when it is confined within a vehicle, parked or in motion, is secured by a leash or other device held by a competent person, is within the boundaries of a designated dog park under voice command of a competent person and such person is present with the animal, or the animal is properly confined within an enclosure with the permission of the owner of the property where the enclosure is located. A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in section 1-12.

(Code 1967, § 5-22; Ord. No. O-99-19, § 5, 12-20-99; Ord. No. O-05-05, Art. II, § 3, 4-4-05)

                    
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