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Current Legislation on Tethering Dogs
The following states’ laws address chaining:
Chaining is prohibited in the following communities:
Fairhope, Alabama
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Maumelle, Arkansas
Miami, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Okaloosa County, Florida
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Chatham County, Georgia
DeKalb County, Georgia
Carthage, Missouri
Clayton, North Carolina
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Durham County, North Carolina
New Hanover, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Lawton, Oklahoma
Austin, Texas
Big Spring, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Electra, Texas
Georgetown, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Irving, Texas
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The following communities permit animals to be chained for a limited period of time:
Kern County, California
Los Angeles, California
Denver, Colorado
Washington, D.C.
Dania Beach , Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Oakland Park, Florida
Orange County, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida
Pembroke Park, Florida
Bloomington, Indiana
Floyd County, Indiana
Marion, Indiana
Arkansas City, Kansas
Dodge City, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Wellington, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Jefferson City, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Baker, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Carroll County, Maryland
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Battle Creek, Michigan
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Camden, New Jersey
Lower Township, New Jersey
Ocean City, New Jersey
Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Canandaigua, New York
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina
Scotland County, North Carolina
North Royalton, Ohio
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Multnomah County, Oregon
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
Norfolk, Virginia
Northampton County, Virginia
Smithfield, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Linn, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin
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The following ordinances protect animals other than dogs:
The following ordinances prohibit tethering animals in public:
The following are ordinances that apply to certain types of dogs:
The following ordinances permit tethering, provided that other conditions of care are met:
Little Rock, Arkansas
Hemet, California
Fremont, California
San Francisco, California
Alachua County, Florida
Wilton Manors, FL
Aurora, Illinois
Noblesville, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Dennis Township, New Jersey
Catawba County, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Holly Springs, North Carolina
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Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Raytown, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Ouichita, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Montgomery County, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Lubbock, Texas
Richland Hills, Texas
Richmond, Virginia |
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