§91.04 RESPONSIBILITY OF ANIMAL OWNER

(A) Owners are responsible for all the acts of their dogs, cats, or other animals. The owner of any dog, cat, or other animal which commits a nuisance upon the property of another person, or which damages another person's property or person, is fully responsible and accountable for these acts.

(C) No dog owner shall permit a female dog to run at large during the erotic stage of copulation.

(D) When a dog or other animal becomes vicious or a menace to the public health, the owner of such animal or person harboring such animal shall not permit such animal to leave the premises on which kept unless on leash in the care of a responsible person.

(E) An owner having knowledge that his dog or other animal has theretofore bitten any person so as to break the skin, must keep the same in a secured enclosure or must keep the same at all times leashed or under his direct control.

(F) No person shall tease, molest, bait or in any way bother any dog or other animal not belonging to him or legally under his control.

§ 91.07 RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED

No person shall permit or allow any dog, cat or other animal to run at large within the corporate limits of the town.

§ 91.12 DOGS ON PUBLIC GROUNDS

No person shall permit or allow any dog upon public park grounds in the Town of Tryon's P-1 Open Space District unless such dog is:

(A) physically restrained on a leash no longer than 10 feet in length; or

(B) confined in a cage or within the enclosed interior of a motor vehicle; or

(C) under the control of the owner during the conduct of an AKC, UKC or other kennel club or organized dog club trial, show or exhibition.

§ 91.13 DOGS FOULING GROUNDS AT HARMON FIELD

It shall be unlawful for any owner, keeper or walker of any dog to permit his or her dog to discharge such animal's feces upon any grounds at Harmon Field which are within the town limits, if such owner, keeper or walker does not immediately thereafter remove and clean up such animals feces from such grounds. (February 20, 2007)