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