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
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Sandy Springs officers found a loophole in the city’s leash laws to lead a deer to safety after the animal was struck by a bus, according to a post shared on the department’s Facebook page on April 10.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Successful public health campaigns included leash laws, the use of animal shelters and vaccinations.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
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
Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Successful public health campaigns included leash laws, the use of animal shelters and vaccinations.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
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
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