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Animal Control Ordinance <br />(3) No person shall tether a dog with a chain or wire or other device to, or cause <br />such attachment to, any collar other than a buckle type collar or body harness. <br />(4) No person shall tether with a chain or wire or other device to, or cause such <br />attachment to, a head harness, choke -type collar or pronged collar to a dog. <br />(5) No person shall tether with a chain, wire or other device to a dog where the <br />weight of the tethering device and the collar combined exceeds ten percent of <br />the dog's body weight. <br />(6) No person shall tether with a chain or wire or other device a dog in such <br />manner that does not allow the dog access to adequate food, water, and <br />shelter. <br />(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 4- 41(k)(1) & (2) of this <br />subsection, a person may, subject to the provisions of subsections 4- 41(k)(3- <br />(6), and subject to the requirement that any stationary tethering devise used <br />shall be at least ten feet in length, and subject to the requirement that for any <br />cable trolley system used the length of the cable along which the tethering <br />device can move must be at least ten feet, and the tethering device must be of <br />such length that the dog is able to move ten feet away from the cable <br />perpendicularly: <br />Tether and restrain a dog while actively engaged in: <br />i. Use of the dog in shepherding or herding livestock, or <br />ii. Use of the dog in the business of cultivating agricultural <br />products, if the restraining is reasonably necessary for the <br />safety of the dog, or <br />iii. Use of the dog in lawful hunting activities if the restraint is <br />reasonably necessary for the safety of the dog, or <br />iv. Use of the dog at dog training or performance events, <br />including but not limited to field trials and obedience trials <br />where tethering does not occur for a period exceeding seven <br />consecutive days, or <br />v. Camping or other recreation where tethering is required by the <br />camping or recreational area where the dog is located, or <br />vi. Any activity where a tethered dog is in visual range of its <br />Owner or Keeper, and the Owner or Keeper is located outside <br />with the dog. <br />b. After taking possession of a dog that appears to be a stray dog and <br />after having advised animal control authorities of the capture of the <br />DRAFT 2 #, OA . #/ 09 - 5/ 30/ 2013 00 R. 1111 <br />