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Originally Posted by Northwoods
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?
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I think you will find the law requires you to have the dog under your control at all times. If your yard is fenced, no problem. If no fence, yes on a leash - even in your own yard. Not sure about Sumter County but suspect this is the law throughout most of the nation. The key word being “control.”