§ 10-1-45. Restraint of dogs.

(a)

No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause or permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such dog to be upon any private property unless such dog is restrained thereon by a fence, wall, substantial chain or leash not exceeding six feet in length, or other appropriate physical restraint, or is under the charge of a person competent to exercise care, custody and control over such dog.

(b)

No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause or permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such dog to be upon any public property unless such dog is restrained by a substantial chain or leash not exceeding six feet in length, and is under the charge of a person competent to exercise care, custody and control over such dog, unless the owner or operator of such public property grants written permission for such dog to be on such property without such chain or leash.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 4, 3-6-90)