§ 14-46. Restraint of animals while off property of owner.

(a)

Required. It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal or anyone having an animal in his or her possession to keep the animal under restraint and control at all times while the animal is off the real property limits of the owner, possessor or custodian. For the purpose of this section, an animal is deemed under control when it is:

(1)

Securely confined within a vehicle, parked or in motion; or

(2)

Caged or tethered in the open bed of a pickup truck; or

(3)

Securely and humanely confined within a house, building, fence, crate, pen or other enclosure with the property owner's consent; or

(4)

Humanely secured by a chain, cable and trolley, rope or tether of sufficient strength to prevent escape with the permission of the owner of the property where the restraint is being used; or

(5)

Leashed or otherwise controlled by a responsible person or is obedient to the commands of a person present with the animal at any time it is not secured as provided for in subsections (a)(1), (2), (3) or (4), of this section. The voice command must be demonstrated as an effective restraint if requested.

(b)

Public parks (excluding the Atlantic Ocean beach). It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal or anyone having an animal in his or her possession to keep the animal leashed, under secure restraint within a vehicle parked or in motion, or caged or tethered in the open bed of a pickup truck, at all times when visiting any public park, except in an area of a public park designated as a "dog park".

(c)

Penalty. Any person found in violation of this section is subject to the penalties prescribed in section 14-32.

(Ord. No. 91-33, § XIII, 10-10-91; Ord. No. 93-25, § XII, 11-4-93; Ord. No. 94-15, § VIII, 9-18-94; Ord. No. 2003-05, § 1, 4-10-03)