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Old 01-04-2016, 12:22 PM
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I didn't read it that way. I think they simply left out a "comma". I believe "direct control" refers to voice control.

County Code 4-10 states that all dogs must be confined on owners property at all times, or under direct control or on a leash when off the owners property.



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Originally Posted by ajbrown View Post
From: Sumter County, FL - Official Website
What are the leash laws in Sumter County?
County Code 4-10 states that all dogs must be confined on owners property at all times or under direct control or on a leash when off the owners property.

Otherwise a citation will be issued for the animal running free.
As a person who wrote software much of my life, I have no idea the law . As written; as long as my dog is under direct control I am ok.

I am left to guess that they meant something like this:

County Code 4-10 states that all dogs must be confined on owners property at all times or under direct control. All dogs must be on a leash when off the owners property.