Goldsboro, North Carolina

§ 91.25. TETHERING OF ANIMALS.

(A)   Restrictions. No person shall tether an animal to a tree, fence, post, house, or other stationary object for more than two hours total in any 24-hour period. Any device used to tether shall be at least ten feet long, and attached in such a manner as to prevent strangulation or other injury to the animal, and entanglement with other objects. A cable trolley system may be used to tether for the allowed period, so long as the stationary cable is at least ten feet long, and the animal can perpendicularly move at least ten feet away from the stationary line. The line should be attached to the animal with a buckle-type collar or a body harness. The device used to tether shall weigh no more than 10% of the animal’s body weight, and must allow the animal access to food and water.