(05-21-2012, 04:42 PM)Ram8349 Wrote: Thanks for the information. I was never aware of "leash law", but I have never owned a dog myself.
Who is there to enforce this law? What happens if someone ignore it?
There are also laws in allot of places that require you to have a collar on a dog (or cat here in FL) with a tag that has a license # to verify that the animal is up to date on rabies vaccinations.
The enforcement bodies vary per state and city, and most places have a municipality animal services. Here in FL, it is mostly the police. Which I am fine with personally. I was walking home from the bus stop with a little girl when I was about 6 or 7, and watched the girl get torn to pieces by some kind of pit bull/mix. (I was to young to be sure anymore). Just ran out of the guys yard with the fence open. Had been in that yard as long as I can remember, rarely even barked. Someone armed might be best in that situation, if my neighbor hadn't come out with a gun, I'm not sure if either of us would be alive. Luckily the police got there before he got into the owners house.
