Port Wentworth, Georgia

Sec. 4-21. – Dog tethering prohibited.

(a) No person shall tether, fasten, chain, tie, or restrain a dog, or cause a dog to be tethered, fastened, chained, tied, to a dog house, tree, fence, or any other stationary object as a means of confinement or restraint.

(b) Notwithstanding section (a), a person may tether, fasten, chain, or restrain a dog for not more than one (1) hour in a twenty-four-hour period, provided that for the purpose of tethering a dog a chain, leash, rope or tether shall be at least ten (10) feet in length and shall weigh no more than one-eighth (⅛) of the animal’s body weight; and further provided that the dog is not tethered by means of a choke collar, prong collar, or pinch collar or in a manner as to cause injury, strangulation, or entanglement of the dog on fences, trees, or other man made or natural obstacles.

(c) A violation of any provision of this section is punishable upon conviction by a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and/or up to five (5) days in jail as to each dog as to which such violation occurs.