Tethering/Chaining

Prairie Grove, Arkansas

6.04.07 – Confinement of dogs.

C. No dog may be hitched, tied or fastened to any immovable object by any means that is directly attached to the dog’s neck. If a dog is to be secured to an immovable object, it shall be done with a properly fitted collar or harness, and not with any type of choker collar. For purposes of this section, tethering shall constitute being fastened to an immovable object.

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G. Dogs may be individually tethered outdoors by an appropriate means and in such a manner as to maintain the animal within the owner’s property and not within six feet of any sidewalk, driveway or street. Tethering shall be done in a manner as to protect the animal from strangulation and tangling as much as is reasonably possible. When a dog is tethered outdoors, the owner or other responsible person shall be present on or about the premises at all times.

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