leash law

noun

: an ordinance requiring dogs to be restrained when not confined to their owner's property

Examples of leash law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ordinance says the leash law is a way to prevent animals from biting a person or another animal. Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024 Experiences like that are prompting residents across the county to call for a crackdown on people who violate leash laws by letting their dogs run free in neighborhood parks and on beaches. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023 The dappled, multi-breed Happy has entered our lives and reminded me of the importance of leash laws and the temptation of dogs to break free. cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023 Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Boston’s enforcement of the leash law — which carries fines up to $100 — is spotty at best. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023 Boston’s City Council first considered a leash law in 1967. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023 Cats seem to be a huge problem this spring, bigger than ever — which is amazing considering there is a leash law. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2021 Dear Mom: Your son is violating the local leash law, the unspoken law of respect between neighbors and – hello - the most important law of all, which is to be nice to your mother. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2021 Worried Mom: Your son is violating the local leash law, the unspoken law of respect between neighbors and — hello — the most important law of all, which is to be nice to your mother. Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of leash law was in 1966

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“Leash law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leash%20law. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

leash law

noun
: a law and especially an ordinance requiring that a dog be restrained when not confined to its owner's property
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