Henderson, Nevada

7.06.100 – Cages, fences, tethering, pickets.

B. It shall be unlawful to restrict any animal by leash, cord or chain in the following manner:

1. Keep any dog on a tether less than 12 feet long;

2. Tethering the dog if such tethering fails to allow the dog to move at least 12 feet or if the device is a pulley system, fails to allow the dog to move a total of 12 feet;

3. Tether a dog with a choke-type collar, martingale collar or prong-type collar;

4. Keep any dog tethered for more than 14 hours during a 24-hour period;

5. Tethering the dog in a manner where the dog is able to reach a fence or other object that may cause the dog to become injured or die by strangulation after jumping the fence or object or otherwise becoming entangled in the fence or object; or

6. Securing upon an animal a leash, collar, tether, or other device weighing more than ten percent of the animal’s body weight.

C. It shall be a violation of this section for a person having charge to keep any dog outside, tethered, penned, caged, fenced or otherwise confined without access to an outdoor shelter.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the tethering or confinement is authorized for medical reasons in writing by a licensed veterinarian which must be renewed annually and an outdoor housing