Coconut Creek, Florida

Sec. 5-7. Prohibition of cruelty to animals.

(b) Any person who owns or any person who is in charge of any animal who confines that animal outdoors on private property must provide the animal with:

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(6) An enclosed area, including a fenced yard or other enclosure, that prevents the animal(s) from escaping.

a. In lieu of the enclosure requirement above, a tether is permitted that meets the following requirements:

1. Animal is visible and/or audible by the owner or any person who is in charge of the animal.

2. Tethering shall not exceed a time period of thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Tethering is not permitted between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

3. Animal, or if multiple animals, are tied to a tether system that either swivels or running line or pulley system in a manner that prevents injury, strangulation, or entanglement.

4. The tether is not less than ten (10) feet long and not more than fifteen (15) feet long.

5. The tether does not weigh more than one-eighth (⅛) of the animal’s total body weight.

6. Animal is older than six (6) months of age.

7. The animal is not sick or injured.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an owner or keeper from controlling an animal kept as a pet by the handheld use of a rope, leash, or chain.