Oakwood, Georgia

Sec. 10-30. Duty of owner to keep animals under control—No tethering of dogs as primary means of restraint.

(b) It shall be the duty of every owner of any animal to ensure that it is confined by way of a fence, restraint, or other enclosure or in some other manner under the control of a competent person so that it cannot wander off the real property limits of the owner, it being the intent of this article that all animals be prevented from leaving, while unattended, the real property limits of their owners.

(c) The above requirement notwithstanding, it shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to utilize a tether, chain, cable, rope, or cord as the primary method of restraining a dog, it being the intent of this section that tethering a dog shall be used only as a temporary restraint mechanism. The prohibition in this subparagraph shall have no application if the dog is in a park or recreational area where the rules of said park or recreational area require the tethering or physical restraint of dogs.