§ 6-31.1. Muzzle and restraint of dangerous animals.

An owner of a dangerous animal shall not permit a dangerous animal to be outside the secure enclosure unless the animal is muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash, no longer than six (6) feet in length, and a capable person is in immediate physical control of the leash. Such animal shall not be leashed to any inanimate object such as a tree, post, building, or other object. The muzzle shall be made in a manner that will not cause injury to the animal or interfere with its vision or respiration but shall prevent it from biting any person or animal.

(Ord. No. 8934, § 4, 4-4-08)

State law reference

Dangerous dogs, V.T.C.A. Health and Safety Code § 822.041 et seq.; dangerous wild animals, V.T.C.A. Health and Safety Code § 822.101 et seq.; local regulation of dangerous dogs, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 822.047; local regulation of dangerous wild animals, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 822.116.