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Since you did a lot of the leg work on
this...what is the penalty for not having your "animal running at large"? Is
there a fine? Is your dog taken away from you? Imprisonment?
Dan Myers
215.901.0899
Certified Massage
Practitioner
PS I do not own a dog-- just want to be informed,
just like those people who think stapling their political posters to a tree is
legal-- there's a $100 fine per poster for this type of action.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:02
PM
Subject: [UC] Philadelphia Leash
Law
In an effort to clear up any confusion about it, here is
the exact wording of the City's leash law taken from the phila.gov website
under "Philadelphia Code and Charter". The one owner who told me that he'd
read the law and it said a dog only needed to be on a leash if it was not
under control is wronf. There is no exception uner the law.
Jim
Lilly
§10-104. Animals Running at Large and Vicious Animals. [5]
(1)
No person shall permit any animal other than a cat to go at large upon any
street, public place or private property other than the property of the owner
of the animal. All animals using any street, public place or private property
of anyone other than the owner of the animal shall be on a leash not exceeding
six (6) feet in length including the handgrip but excluding the collar and
accompanied by a person able to fully control the animal at all
times.
Horses shall be exempt from the provision requiring a leash but
shall under this Section require proper rein and bit or halter and lead
shank.
Any animal running at large in violation of this ordinance shall
be seized by any animal control officer or police officer and delivered to an
appropriate area of confinement approved by the Department of Public
Health.
(2) Any animal which is vicious may be seized by any police
officer or any authorized animal control officer and may be humanely destroyed
at the discretion of the Department of Public Health after a reasonable
effort[6]
has been made to notify the
owner.
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