Lafayette, Indiana

10.06.010 – General requirements for animal care and treatment.

A. Every owner or keeper of an animal kept in the city shall see that such animal:

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3. Shall not be tethered:

a. Between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m.;

b. If the animal is less than six months in age or the animal is sick or injured;

c. By use of a choke collar or any collar that is too small for the size and age of the animal;

d. By any rope, chain, chord directly attached to the animal’s neck;

e. By a leash that is less than twelve (12) feet in length or of such unreasonable weight as to prevent the animal from moving about freely;

4. Shall not be tethered or otherwise confined at an uninhabited or vacant structure or premises for any purpose or time if not monitored by a competent adult who is present at the property for the duration of the tethering or confinement;

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D. In addition to the general requirements for animal care and treatment, every owner of a dog shall see that when confined outside:

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4. Is brought into a temperature controlled facility when the temperature is at or below twenty (20) degrees Fahrenheit or at or above ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit, or when any weather advisory warning has been issued by local, state or national authority, except when the dog is in visual range of a competent adult who is outside with the dog.