Hall County Animal Control contracts with the City of Flowery Branch to enforce Hall County code. If you are not aware, there is a leash law in the county that requires dogs to be on a leash.
Hall County Code of Ordinances
ARTICLE I. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.10.100. - Definitions.
Animal under restraint means any domesticated animal or agricultural animal is considered under restraint unless otherwise provided herein if:
1. It is controlled within the property limits of its owner by:
a. A visible physical barrier that the animal cannot climb, dig, jump or otherwise escape from on its own volition, that is securely locked by key or combination lock at any time the animal is left unattended and that is not an invisible electronic fence; or
b. A metal chain or metal cable of sufficient strength to restrain the animal;
2.It is controlled by a leash by a person physically able to control the animal;
4.10.630. - Potentially dangerous animals; restraint.
It is unlawful for the owner of a potentially dangerous animal to permit the animal to be outside a proper enclosure unless the animal is restrained by a substantial chain or leash and is under the physical restraint of a responsible person. The leash shall not be in excess of six feet in length and shall be of sufficient strength to prevent escape.
Tethering
4.10.320. - Animal abuse—Food, exercise, space and air. Any person who confines any animal shall be in violation of this chapter if the person:
A. Fails to supply it with adequate food and adequate water;
B. Keeps the animal in an enclosure without adequate space; or
C. Keeps the animal without wholesome exercise and change of air.
D. It shall be unlawful for the owner of a canine or one who has a canine in his possession to restrain or leave unattended by means of anchoring with a chain, cable, rope, leash, runner, cord or similar tethering device.
Animals are not allowed inside the playground area.
The only exception will be related to a service dog. To address this issue, we will follow the definition of a Service Animal from the Americans with Disabilities Act.Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability.