Anne Arundel County, Maryland

§ 12-4-801. Animals outdoors.

(a) Tethering of dogs prohibited; exceptions. A person may not tether, fasten, chain, tie, or restrain a dog, to a shelter, tree, fence, or any other stationary object, except a dog may be tethered, fastened, chained, or tied with a chain, rope, line, or similar restraint that shall be at least 10 feet long, to allow a person to complete a temporary task that requires the dog to be restrained or to allow the dog to eliminate or exercise. Except for one 15 minute period per day, a dog may not be tethered, fastened, chained, or tied outdoors by any means unless a person, thirteen years of age or older, is outdoors, on the same property, with a direct line of sight to the dog at all times while the dog is tethered, fastened, chained, or tied outdoors. A person may not cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under this subsection. A dog may not be tethered, fastened, chained, or tied outdoors by any means if the outdoor temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower or 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from exercising or otherwise holding a dog with a leash. A person may not tether or connect a dog to a chain, roped, line, or similar restraint in a manner that endangers the health, safety or well being of the dog or allow the restraint to wrap or tangle around a neck or limb of the dog.