Cedar Rapids, Iowa

23.18 – RESTRAINT AND CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS.

(d) An owner may use a chain or tether to restrain an animal, only on the owner’s property and only under the following conditions:

1. No animal shall be restrained by a chain or tether for more than 8 hours in a 24 hour period;

2. No animal may be tethered to a fixed object unless such chains, ropes or leashes are so placed or attached that they cannot become entangled with another animal or object, from extending over an object or edge that could result in strangulation of or injury to the animal, and shall be of sufficient length in proportion to the size of the animal, but no less than 12 feet in length, to allow the animal proper exercise and unlimited access to adequate food, adequate water, easy access to adequate shelter, and adequate protection from the elements. Such tethering shall be located so as not to allow such animal to trespass on public property or private property belonging to others, nor in such a manner as to cause harm or danger to persons, the chained or tethered animal, or other animals. The chain or tether must have a swivel at both ends.

3. The chain or tether shall not weigh more than 1/8 of the animal’s body weight;

4. The chain or tether must be attached to a properly fitting collar or harness worn by the animal. Choke or prong collars are prohibited