Brevard County Animal Services Leash Law

Sec. 14-55. Responsibility for animals.

(a) The owner of any animal shall exercise reasonable care to protect humans, or other
animals, or property from injury or damage caused by the behavior of such animal.

(b) The owner of an animal shall exercise reasonable care to prevent such animal, while
unattended, from leaving the premises of such owner by:

(1) Confinement in a secure enclosure, fence or pen from which the animal
cannot dig, climb, jump, or escape and which is locked when the animal
remains unattended; or

(2) Restraint by chain, cable, and trolley, or other tether of sufficient strength to
prevent escape; or

(3) Leash and physical control of a person capable of preventing such animal
from escaping.

(c) The owner of an animal shall exercise reasonable care to maintain such animal off the
premises of such owner by:

(1) Confinement in a vehicle from which the animal cannot climb, jump or
escape; or

(2) Leash and physical control of a person capable of preventing such animal
from escaping.

(d) It is a violation of this article for an owner or caregiver not to exercise reasonable care
in restraining animals as specified in this section.

Sec. 14-56. Animals at large.

No animal shall be permitted or allowed to be at large. It is a violation of this article for the
owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal to be at large.

Leash Law

An animal under physical control, is an animal under mental control. The law states all animals must be leashed at all times when off the property of the animal owner. In Brevard County, at large is defined as off the premises of the owner, and not under the physical control of a leash, cord or chain of sufficient strength to control the animal not to exceed six (6) feet in length. If you love your pet, leash your pet!