Bloomington, Indiana

Chapter 7.36.050 – General animal care.

(f) No chain or tether shall weigh more than 1/8 of the animal’s body weight.

(g) Any chain or tether shall be at least ten (10) feet in length and have swivels on both ends.

(h) Any chain or tether must be attached to a properly fitting buckle-type collar or harness worn by the animal. Choke collars and pinch collars are prohibited for purposes of tethering an animal to a stationary object or cable run. A person may not wrap a chain or tether around an animal’s neck. A chain or tether used to restrain an animal must, by design and placement, be unlikely to become entangled.

(i) It shall be unlawful for the owner/guardian of any animal to keep or maintain the animal on a tether for a period of more than ten (10) continuous hours and no more than twelve (12) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period, or for any duration under conditions, which threaten the health, or well being of the animal.

(j) Any chain or tether shall be of appropriate length configuration to:

(1) Confine the animal to the owner/guardian/colony caretaker’s property;

(2) Prevent the animal from advancing to the edge of any public right-of-way;

(3) Prevent the chain or tether from extending over an object or an edge that could result in injury or strangulation of the animal; and/or

(4) Prevent the chain or tether from becoming entangled with other objects or animals.

(k) It shall be unlawful for the owner/guardian/colony caretaker of any animal to keep or maintain the animal on a tether under any of the following conditions:

(1) At a vacant property; and/or

(2) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.