Lawrence, Kansas

No dog, cat, or Vietnamese pot-bellied pig may be tethered for more than 15 minutes without direct supervision.

3-108 TETHERING OF ANIMALS.

No person shall:

(A) Continuously tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig for more than 15 minutes without supervision. Supervision requires the animal to be within visual or auditory range of the owner; or

(B) Use a tether or any assembly or attachments thereto to tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig that shall weigh more than one-eighth of the animal’s body weight, or, due to weight, inhibit the free movement of the animal within the area tethered; or

(C) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig on a choke chain or near stationary objects or fences in a manner that could potentially cause injury, strangulation, or entanglement; or

(D) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig without access to shade when sunlight is likely to cause overheating, or appropriate shelter to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness when the atmospheric temperature falls below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or to tether without securing the animal’s water supply so that it cannot be tipped over by the tether; or

(E) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig in an open area where it can be provoked or tormented by persons or an open area that does not provide the dog, cat, or Vietnamese pot-belly pig protection from attack by other animals; or

(F) Attach chains or other tethers, restraints or implements directly to a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig without the proper use of a collar, harness, or other device designed for that purpose and made from a material that prevents injury to the animal; or

(G) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig when it is known to the owner that tethering or chaining will exacerbate a health condition of the animal; or

(H) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig in a manner that will allow it to reach within the property of another person, a public walkway, or a road; or

(I) Tether a dog, cat, or Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig in an area where bare earth is present and no reasonable steps have been taken to prevent the surface from becoming wet and muddy in the event of precipitation.