Tethering/Chaining
Chickamauga, Georgia
Sec. 6-30. – Control of animal.
(b) Restraint of dogs and/or animals shall be maintained as follows:
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(3) It shall be unlawful for any owner of a dog to chain, tie, fasten or otherwise tether the dog to a stationary object or pulley run as a means of confinement, except that the dog may be temporarily confined by a tether while attended by its owner, notwithstanding subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section.
(c) The requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply in the areas zoned for agricultural purposes where the owner of the dog is using the dog for hunting or working purposes and has the dog in his possession or control. If the dog is being used for hunting purposes the owner shall have on his person a valid hunting license. Dogs, while hunting, or show dogs while being shown, are not required to wear a collar or dog tag; but the owner shall have the dog tag in his possession where it may be shown upon demand of a representative of Walker County animal control.