Columbia, South Carolina

Sec. 4-64. – Restraint or confinement of dogs.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any animal to be confined by tethering for more than nine hours in any 24-hour period. Tethers shall be not less than ten feet in length and shall not allow the animal to approach within four feet of the owner’s property line. The use of tethers must be humane in all other respects.