ARTICLE II. DOGS
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter covers keeping animals in town: loose dogs and livestock, rabies shots and tags, reporting bites, cruelty and neglect, impoundment at the city's designated shelter, and the rules for dogs classified as dangerous or vicious. A word of caution: a lot of it is printed twice (rules from 2001 and again from 2011), and two different sets of dangerous-dog rules are still on the books, so it's worth asking the city which version they enforce.
What's in here
- DIVISION 1. DEFINITIONS1
- DIVISION 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS1
- DIVISION 3. CONFINEMENT, VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS, AND PROHIBITED CONDITIONS1
- DIVISION 4. IMPOUNDMENT OF ANIMALS
- DIVISION 5. PROTECTION AGAINST RABIES1
- DIVISION 6. CRUELTY AND NEGLECT TO ANIMALS1
- DIVISION 7. DANGEROUS DOGS1
- DIVISION 8. INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION, VIOLATIONS, VALIDITY, CONFLICT, AND ADOPTION DATE1
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO
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