Current Legislation on Tethering Dogs

The following states’ laws address chaining:

California Nevada
Connecticut New Jersey
Delaware Oregon
District of Columbia Pennsylvania
Hawaii Rhode Island
Illinois Tennessee
Indiana Texas
Louisiana Vermont
Maine Virginia
Maryland Washington
Massachusetts West Virginia
Michigan

Chaining is prohibited in the following communities:

Athens, Alabama Carthage, Missouri
Arab, Alabama Columbia, Missouri 
Fairhope, Alabama Raytown, Missouri
Huntsville, Alabama Springfield, Missouri
Glendale, Arizona Bellevue, Nebraska
Pima County, Arizona Omaha, Nebraska
Tucson, Arizona Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Fayetteville, Arkansas Los Ranchos, New Mexico
Little Rock, Arkansas Santa Fe, New Mexico
Maumelle, Arkansas Santa Fe County, New Mexico
North Little Rock, Arkansas Asheville, North Carolina
Stuttgart, Arkansas Cary, North Carolina
Springdale, Arkansas Chapel Hill, North Carolina
West Memphis, Arkansas Clayton, North Carolina
San Jose, California Cumberland County, North Carolina
Alachua County, Florida Davidson, North Carolina
Collier County, Florida Durham County, North Carolina
Fernandina Beach, Florida Enfield, North Carolina
Hallandale Beach, Florida Forsyth County, North Carolina
Hernando County, Florida Garysburg, North Carolina
Hillsborough County, Florida Guilford County, North Carolina
Lake County, Florida Halifax County, North Carolina
Lee County, Florida New Hanover County, North Carolina
Leon County, Florida Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Manatee County, Florida Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Marion County, Florida Weldon, North Carolina
Martin County, Florida Woodland, North Carolina
Miami, Florida Brunswick, Ohio
Miami-Dade County, Florida Altus, Oklahoma
Mount Dora, Florida Lawton, Oklahoma
Nassau County, Florida Norman, Oklahoma
Okaloosa County, Florida Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Palm Beach County, Florida Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania
Pasco County, Florida Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pembroke Park, Florida Reading, Pennsylvania
Pinellas County, Florida Greer, South Carolina
Ponce Inlet, Florida Johnson City, Tennessee
Sarasota, Florida Arlington, Texas
Seminole, Florida Austin, Texas
St. Lucie, Florida Bastrop, Texas
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Big Spring, Texas
Augusta, Georgia Corsicana, Texas
Bainbridge, Georgia Dallas, Texas
Butler, Georgia Denton, Texas
Chatham County, Georgia Electra, Texas
Clayton County, Georgia Fort Worth, Texas
DeKalb County, Georgia Galveston, Texas
Douglas County, Georgia Georgetown, Texas
Forsyth County, Georgia Greenville, Texas
Fulton County, Georgia Irving, Texas
Gwinnett County, Georgia Live Oak, Texas
Houston County, Georgia Mesquite, Texas
Macon, Georgia Mineola, Texas
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Monahans, Texas
Statham, Georgia Mount Pleasant, Texas
Terrell County, Georgia Nassau Bay, Texas
Marion, Indiana Texas City, Texas
Frankfort, Kentucky Wichita Falls, Texas
Denham Springs, Louisiana Cape Charles, Virginia
Gramercy, Louisiana Hampton, Virginia
New Orleans, Louisiana Newport News, Virginia
Shreveport, Louisiana Norfolk, Virginia
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Portsmouth, Virginia
Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Suffolk, Virginia
Talbot County, Maryland Huntington, West Virginia
Hazel Park, Michigan Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hastings, Minnesota

The following communities permit animals to be chained for a limited period of time:

Birmingham, Alabama Dutchess County, New York
Decatur, Alabama Essex County, New York
Phoenix, Arizona Hempstead, New York
Fort Smith, Arkansas New York City, New York
Jonesboro, Arkansas Niagara Falls, New York
Lowell, Arkansas North Hempstead, New York
Texarkana, Arkansas Ossining, New York
Kern County, California Port Chester, New York
Los Angeles, California Ulster County, New York
San Bernardino, California Westchester County, New York
Sonoma County, California Bladen County, North Carolina
Denver, Colorado Buncombe County, North Carolina
Stamford, Connecticut Burke County, North Carolina
Smyrna, Delaware Burlington, North Carolina
Washington, D.C. Catawba County, North Carolina
Alachua County, Florida Cornelius, North Carolina
Bonita Springs, Florida Dare County, North Carolina
Coconut Creek, Florida Greene County, North Carolina
Dania Beach, Florida Laurinburg, North Carolina
Escambia County, Florida Orange County, North Carolina
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Raleigh, North Carolina
Hollywood, Florida Randolph County, North Carolina
Jacksonville, Florida Richmond County, North Carolina
Oakland Park, Florida Scotland County, North Carolina
Orange County, Florida Spindale, North Carolina
Panama City, Florida Spencer, North Carolina
Seminole County, Florida Surry County, North Carolina
Wilton Manors, Florida Akron, Ohio
Baldwin County, Georgia Anderson Township, Ohio
Blakely, Georgia Buckeye Lake, Ohio
LaGrange, Georgia Cincinatti, Ohio
Lowndes County, Georgia Cleveland, Ohio
Cook County, Illinois Columbus, Ohio
Bloomington, Indiana Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana Dennison, Ohio
Floyd County, Indiana Lakewood, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Indiana Lorain, Ohio
Gary, Indiana Lyndhurst, Ohio
South Bend, Indiana Middletown, Ohio
Waterloo, Iowa North Royalton, Ohio
Arkansas City, Kansas Richmond Heights, Ohio
Dodge City, Kansas Youngstown, Ohio
El Dorado, Kansas Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Lawrence, Kansas Chickasha, Oklahoma
Leavenworth, Kansas  Multnomah County, Oregon
Overland Park, Kansas Abington, Pennsylvania
Topeka, Kansas Beaufort, South Carolina
Wellington, Kansas Cherokee County, South Carolina
Wichita, Kansas Florence County, South Carolina
Bowling Green, Kentucky Greenville, South Carolina
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Spartanburg, South Carolina
Radcliff, Kentucky York County, South Carolina
Baker, Louisiana Bristol, Tennessee
Carroll County, Maryland Chattanooga, Tennessee
Frederick County, Maryland Montgomery County, Tennessee
Montgomery County, Maryland Nashville, Tennessee
Amherst, Massachusetts Oak Ridge, Tennessee
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Shelbyville, Tennessee
Easthampton, Massachusetts Abilene, Texas
Greenfield, Massachusetts Allen, Texas
Milton, Massachusetts Corpus Christi, Texas
Provincetown, Massachusetts Galveston County, Texas
Springfield, Massachusetts Grand Prairie, Texas
Battle Creek, Michigan Harris County, Texas
Dearborn, Michigan Nocona, Texas
Detroit, Michigan Parker County, Texas
Southgate, Michigan Richland Hills, Texas
Trenton, Michigan San Angelo, Texas
Saint Paul, Minnesota Seguin, Texas
Creve Coeur, Missouri Weatherford, Texas
O’Fallon, Missouri Salt Lake County, Utah
St. Louis, Missouri Alexandria, Virginia
North Las Vegas, Nevada Arlington County, Virginia
Berkeley, New Jersey Charlottesville, Virginia
Camden, New Jersey Chesapeake, Virginia
Cape May, New Jersey Culpeper County, Virginia
East Brunswick Township, New Jersey Danville, Virginia
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey Fairfax City, Virginia
Lacey Township, New Jersey Fairfax County, Virginia
Lower Township, New Jersey Fauquier, Virginia
Monroe Township, New Jersey Lynchburg, Virginia
Northfield, New Jersey Northampton County, Virginia
Ocean City, New Jersey Richmond, Virginia
Plainfield, New Jersey Roanoke, Virginia
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Smithfield, Virginia
Ringwood, New Jersey Staunton, Virginia
Sea Isle City, New Jersey Vinton, Virginia
Toms River Township, New Jersey Virginia Beach, Virginia
Tuckerton, New Jersey Arlington, Washington
Upper Township, New Jersey Charleston, West Virginia
Wildwood, New Jersey Morgantown, West Virginia
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Moundsville, West Virginia
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Linn, Wisconsin
Albuquerque, New Mexico Racine, Wisconsin
Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Silver City, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
Canandaigua, New York

 

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