Is There a Dog Leash Law in DeSoto County (Arcadia, Brownville, Cubitis, Fort Ogden, Hull, Lake Suzy, Lansing, Nocatee, Southfort, Pine Level, and Platt) Florida?
It is unlawful for dog owners in DeSoto County, Florida to permit their dog(s) to be a nuisance. If the owner is notified by an officer that their animal is a nuisance, the owner must immediately and permanently stop the nuisance. See Section 4.2 - Nuisance domestic animal.
Nuisance is defined as a domesticated dog(s) that
1. Is allowed to run at large or habitually destroy or damage property other than that of its owner.
2. Habitually lives out of garbage cans;
3. Digs holes on property other than that of its owner;
4. The dog barks or makes other utterances so as to interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring residential properties by their landlords or tenants;
5. Or, the dog exhibits or shall have any exhibited any tendency toward attacking, biting, mauling or otherwise injuring people or other animals.
Proper restraint of a dog(s) exists when the dog(s) is withing the real property limits of its owner, or is secured by a leash or lead, or is under the immediate voice control of a responsible adult. See Section 4.1 - Definitions.
DeSoto County, Florida is located in Central Florida towards the West Coast of the State and includes the following cities: Arcadia, Brownville, Cubitis, Fort Ogden, Hull, Lake Suzy, Lansing, Nocatee, Southfort, Pine Level, and Platt.
