Tethering/Chaining

Grantville, Georgia

Sec. 8-12. Restraining of dogs – tethering prohibited.

(c) Specifically, a dog is considered not under restraint or control when it is running at large, whether wearing a collar and tag or not. Reasonable care and precautions shall be taken to prevent the dog from leaving the real property limits of its owner, keeper, or custodian, and ensure that:

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(4) It is attached with a cable trolley system, that allows movement of the animal, and unless the length of the cable along which the restraining device can move is at least ten feet, and the restraining device is of such length that the animal is able to move ten feet away from the cable perpendicularly. No animal may be attached to such a cable trolley system for more than four hours or from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. The owner/keeper must be present on the property or premises where the cable trolley system is located when the animal is attached thereto.

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