Anderson Municipal Code Sec. 91.51(B) requires all animals to be kept under restraint. Sec. 91.51(F) makes it unlawful for an animal to be at large, and an at-large animal that injures a person or a lawfully restrained pet carries a $1,000 fine.
Sec. 91.51 (Rules and Regulations, Ch. 91 Animals) requires every owner to keep animals under restraint and exercise due care so they do not become a public nuisance. 'Restraint' is defined in Sec. 91.01 as an animal secured by a leash or lead or kept within the real-property limits of its owner; an animal not physically confined to the owner's property is presumed not restrained. Unrestrained animals are impounded at the city Animal Care and Control. Indiana Code 15-20-1-4 layers a state criminal offense on top: an owner who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to restrain a dog that then leaves the owner's property and bites someone without provocation commits a Class C misdemeanor.
At-large animals are impounded. Reclaim fees are $50 (first), $100 (second), $250 (third) plus $10/day. An owner whose at-large animal causes bodily injury to a person, or to another's lawfully restrained pet, pays a $1,000 fine (Sec. 91.51(F)) on top
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