Sec. 14-154Conflict and separability
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.
(a) If these regulations are found to be in conflict with any other applicable law, , resolution, rule, or regulation of any kind, the regulations which impose higher standards or requirements shall govern.
(b) The provisions of this article are severable. If a section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this article is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, or phrases shall maintain full force and effect.
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_DIV8INAPVIVACOADDA_S14-154COSE
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIIDO_DIV8INAPVIVACOADDA_S14-154COSE
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