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11-45-10
Section 11-45-10 Procedure for adoption or repeal of canine leash ordinance in Class
5 municipalities. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all Class 5 municipalities
of this state, as such class is designated by act of the legislature. (b) The municipal governing
bodies are hereby authorized by resolution to call for referendum elections, which shall be
held only upon the dates of regularly scheduled municipal elections, to either call for the
adoption of a canine leash ordinance, or to call for the repeal of any existing canine
leash ordinance. (c) The question to be presented at any such election shall be substantially
as follows: "Do you favor the adoption (repeal) of a canine leash ordinance by
the municipal governing body? Yes ___. No ___." If a majority of the qualified electors
of the municipality vote "Yes," the appropriate action shall be taken by the municipal
governing body within 90 days following any such election. If a majority vote "No,"
no action shall be...
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45-49-170.03
Section 45-49-170.03 Leash laws; enforcement. The county commission shall be empowered
to adopt and enforce a leash law in the unincorporated areas of the county and if it
deems necessary it may enter into a contract with an incorporated municipality in the county
for enforcement of such law. (Act 84-480, p. 1101, § 1.)...
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3-1-5.1
Section 3-1-5.1 Agricultural work dogs and hunting dogs exempt from leash or restraint
laws when hunting wild game. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL WORK DOG. Any dog that is trained to herd or
protect livestock or to otherwise assist in agricultural work and is actually or has been
used for such purposes. (2) HUNTING DOG. Any dog trained to hunt wild game with a handler.
(b) A local law requiring a dog to be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained does
not apply to an agricultural work dog at any time while the dog is engaged in agricultural
work or a hunting dog at any time while the dog is engaged in hunting wild game. (Act 2019-486,
§1.)...
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21-7-4
Section 21-7-4 Right of a person with a disability to be accompanied by service animal; liability
for damages; violations. (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied
by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private
school, that the public or customers are normally permitted to occupy. (b) A service animal
shall be under the control of its handler and shall have a harness, collar, leash,
or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because his or her disability prevents
him or her from the use of a harness, collar, leash, or other tether, or the use of
a harness, collar, leash, or other tether would interfere with the safe, effective
performance of work or tasks by the service animal, in which case the service animal shall
be otherwise under the control of the handler by means of voice control, signals, or other
effective means. (c)(1) The trainer of a service animal, while engaged in the training of
the animal,...
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9-11-305
Section 9-11-305 When dogs permitted in areas; liability of owners of dogs at large in areas.
No dog shall be permitted except on leash within any wildlife management area except
in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources, and whoever shall be the owner of any dog at large within any wildlife
management area shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §6; Code
1940, T. 8, §110(6).)...
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13A-11-232
Section 13A-11-232 Harassment of service dog. (a) It is unlawful for a person who has received
notice that his or her behavior is harassing to a dog the person knows or has reason to believe
is a service dog to continue that behavior with malice or reckless disregard. (b) It is unlawful
for a person with reckless disregard to allow his or her dog that is not contained by a fence,
a leash, or other containment system to harass a service dog. (c) A person who violates
subsection (a) or (b) is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 2016-132, §3.)...
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11-45-9.1
schedule of fines; additional penalty for failure to appear; disposition of fines. (a) By ordinance,
the governing body of any municipality may authorize any law enforcement officer of a municipality
or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu of placing persons under custodial arrest,
to issue a summons and complaint to any person charged with violating any municipal littering
ordinance; municipal ordinance which prohibits animals from running at large, which shall
include leash laws and rabies control laws; or any Class C misdemeanor or violation
not involving violence, threat of violence or alcohol or drugs. (b) Such summons and complaint
shall be on a form approved by the governing body of the municipality and shall contain the
name of the court; the name of the defendant; a description of the offense, including the
municipal ordinance number; the date and time of the offense; the place of the offense; signature
of the officer issuing the citation; the scheduled...
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21-7-6
who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip,
or using a service animal, or an individual employed by an accredited school for training
a service animal who provides notice through a sign or other method that he or she is training
an animal as a service animal shall take all necessary precautions prescribed by law to avoid
injury to the blind pedestrian or the trainer. (b)(1) A service animal in training that is
a dog shall wear a harness, collar, leash, cape, or backpack that identifies in writing
that the dog is a service animal in training. (2) Other service animals in training shall
be identifiable by written identification as a service animal in training. (3) The written
identification for a service animal in training shall be visible and legible from a distance
of at least 20 feet. (c) Any driver who fails to take all necessary precautions shall be liable
in damages for any injury caused to the pedestrian or the trainer. (Acts 1975,...
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45-45-170
dollars ($20) for unspayed dogs or cats. The license fee provided for by this section shall
be in addition to all other dog or cat licenses or fees provided for by law. (c) All fees
collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a separate fund in Madison County
to be used solely for the animal control shelter program established hereunder. (d) The county
commission is hereby authorized to create the position of animal control officer in Madison
County and if the position is created, the officer shall serve at the pleasure of the county
commission and shall have the duty of administering this section, subject to rules and regulations
promulgated by the county commission from time to time. The officer shall also perform such
other duties as may be required of him or her by law or required of him or her by any organization
or society under the law. (e) Any dog or cat on the property of its owner or on a leash
shall be exempt from this section. (Act 88-424, p. 626, §§ 1-5.)...
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3-6A-5
food, veterinary expenses for boarding, and veterinary expenses necessitated by impoundment
of the dog, medical expenses incurred by a victim from an attack by a dangerous dog, and other
expenses required for the destruction of the dog. (f)(1) When a dog declared to be dangerous
is outside and not contained in the proper enclosure of a dangerous dog pursuant to Section
3-6A-3, the owner of the dangerous dog shall be present and shall restrain the dangerous dog
with a secure collar and leash. (2) An owner of a dog declared to be dangerous who
violates subdivision (1) shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, except that a second or
subsequent adjudication or conviction is a Class B misdemeanor. (g) An owner of a dog that
is the subject of a dangerous dog investigation who refuses to surrender the dog to an animal
control officer or law enforcement officer, upon the request of the animal control officer
or law enforcement officer, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (h) Any...
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