Milton, Massachusetts

2007

Dogs may not be tethered for more than an hour at a time.

D. 1. No dog shall be tethered to a stationary object for more than one (1) hour at a time.
2. Dogs shall be tethered to a stationary object with a tether which is manufactured specifically for dogs or which is made of a material with sufficient strength for that purpose, including without limitation coated steel cable. No dog shall be tethered to a stationary object with a material which may cause death or injury to a dog or which could become entangled around the body or limbs of a dog or could otherwise cause discomfort to a dog, including without limitation rope, clothesline or chain.
3. No dog shall be tethered to a stationary object with a tether which is less than five (5) times the length of the dog, measured from the tip of the dog’s nose to the tip of the dog’s tail.
4. No dog shall be tethered to a stationary object by a tether which is attached to a training collar on the dog’s neck which, if the tether became tangled, could tighten, causing death, injury or discomfort to the dog.