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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 20 <br />the last Friday of each month with the Law Department the Chairperson of the Health and <br />Public Safety Committee, the Chairperson of the Residential Neighborhoods Committee, <br />the Office of the City Clerk, and the Animal Control Commission. (Ord. No. 10213 -13, § <br />11, 1-14-13) <br />Sec. 5 -21. Restraint of Animals Required; Limited Exception for Off -Leash Dog Run Park. <br />(a) All animals that are the property of an owner /guardian shall be properly restrained as <br />defined in Section 5 -2 of this chapter. <br />(b) Any owner /guardian who takes his/her dog(s) to an off -leash dog run park must comply <br />with the regulations governing that location. <br />See. 5 -22. Fastening Animals with Rope or Chain; Choker Collar. 23 <br />(a) No animal shall be hitched, tied or fastened by any rope, chain or cord that is directly <br />attached to the animal's neck. If animals must be tied, hitched or fastened: <br />1. The length of the rope, chain, or cord must be no less than three (3) times the <br />length of the animal and of an appropriate length for the animal to move freely <br />without risk of injury; and <br />2. The weight of the rope, chain or cord is light enough to permit the animal to move <br />freely without risk of injury; and <br />3. The collar and rope, chain, or cord cannot cause the animal to choke; and <br />4. A properly fitted collar or harness made of leather or nylon, not of the choker type <br />is worn by the animal. This is not to prohibit the proper use of choker collars in <br />the training of animals; and <br />5. The tying device shall be attached to the animal's leather or nylon collar or <br />harness and must have a swivel device on both the anchor and collar end to <br />prevent tangling; and <br />6. The location of the anchor and the length of the rope, chain, or cord, cannot cause <br />the animal to become tangled, choke, or become injured; and <br />7. The animal must have access to water and shelter at all times. <br />(b) No person shall chain their dog using an agitation collar, a collar exceeding 1' /z inches <br />wide for any dog under 60 pounds. Dogs over sixty (60) pounds shall not be tethered <br />using a collar exceeding 2 inches (2 ") in width. <br />23 Indiana Code § 3546 -3 -0.5 addresses the use of a rope, chain or tether. <br />