[UC] Philadelphia Leash Law

[Lillja]

In an effort to clear up any confusion about it, here is the exact wording of the City's leash law taken from the phila.gov website under "Philadelphia Code and Charter". The one owner who told me that he'd read the law and it said a dog only needed to be on a leash if it was not under control is wronf. There is no exception uner the law.

Jim Lilly


�10-104. Animals Running at Large and Vicious Animals. [5]


(1) No person shall permit any animal other than a cat to go at large upon any street, public place or private property other than the property of the owner of the animal. All animals using any street, public place or private property of anyone other than the owner of the animal shall be on a leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length including the handgrip but excluding the collar and accompanied by a person able to fully control the animal at all times.

Horses shall be exempt from the provision requiring a leash but shall under this Section require proper rein and bit or halter and lead shank.

Any animal running at large in violation of this ordinance shall be seized by any animal control officer or police officer and delivered to an appropriate area of confinement approved by the Department of Public Health.

(2) Any animal which is vicious may be seized by any police officer or any authorized animal control officer and may be humanely destroyed at the discretion of the Department of Public Health after a reasonable effort[6] has been made to notify the owner.