Division 3 — RUNNING AT LARGE

4123. • PROHIBITED.

No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause, permit, or allow the same to be or to run at large upon any highway, street, lane, alley, court or other public place, or upon any private property or premises other than those of the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such dog, unless such dog be restrained by a substantial chain or leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length and is in the charge, care, custody or control of a competent person.

The provisions of Section 4123 shall not prohibit permitting or allowing dogs to run at large in areas designated by resolution of the City Council for such purposes within City-owned parks when signs are then posted in such City-owned parks allowing dogs to run at large, or on the premises of the owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of such dogs; nor shall the provisions of Section 4123 prohibit permitting or allowing dogs, other than unspayed female dogs during the copulative season, to run

at large on undeveloped property with the permission of the owner of such undeveloped property, when within a radius of five hundred (500) feet therefrom there shall be situated no more than five (5) residential or commercial establishments other than the residence of the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such dogs.

(Amended by Ord. 2193 adopted 6-15-04)