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Old 11-23-2015, 08:53 PM
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Default Leash Law

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Originally Posted by Northwoods View Post
I have a question... we have a dog that is very well trained. We let him out in our backyard to "do his business." We are out there with him. We do not allow him to go in the neighbor's yard. If we take him anywhere outside of our yard he is on a leash. (We don't let him do his business in anyone's yard. Plus we always clean up after him.) Is the covenant that our dog has to be on a leash even on our property... and even if we're with him?
It is not so much a Villages rule but actually a County ordinance. I do believe the leash law applies to anytime a dog is outside. If the dog should bolt suddenly for any reason and leave your property, that might open you up for liability. I am a dog walker and many times experience dogs bolting out of garages or off property and running up to me/the dog I am walking in the street. It's scary because dogs act differently when on leash and being charged by another dog and a dog fight could ensue, which is an ugly situation.

To be absolutely sure, please contact Sumter County Animal Services for their definition. I'm not exactly sure how the electric fence plays into this rule either. Your question now has me thinking so I will be contacting Sumter County as well for clarification.