Avondale's Police Animal Control Division enforces leashing under Arizona law. A.R.S. 11-1012 requires dogs to be physically restrained by a leash in any public park or on public school property, and a vicious dog may never be at large. Field enforcement and impoundment in Avondale follow this state framework, with impounded dogs taken to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.
Avondale does not publish a unique citywide leash length; instead its Animal Control Division enforces Arizona's county dog statutes. A.R.S. 11-1012 provides that 'no person in charge of any dog shall permit such dog in a public park or upon any public school property unless the dog is physically restrained by a leash,' and that 'neither a female dog during her breeding or mating season nor a vicious dog shall be permitted at large.' Any dog over three months running at large must wear a collar or harness with a valid license tag. Avondale's Animal Control Division (under the Police Department) handles animal-related calls and is authorized to enforce local animal-control laws, with enforcement-agent powers addressed in City Code section 3-44. Officers are on duty during regular business hours seven days a week (excluding holidays). The city advises owners to 'license, leash, vaccinate, and spay or neuter' their pets. Dogs impounded by Avondale Animal Control are transported at the end of each day to the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control facility at 2500 S. 27th Avenue in Phoenix. No officially sourced off-leash dog park is identified here, so dogs must be leashed in public unless inside a posted designated off-leash area.
Permitting a dog off-leash in a public park or on school grounds, or allowing a vicious dog at large, violates A.R.S. 11-1012 and city animal-control rules; an at-large dog may be impounded and taken to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control. Unlicensed dogs incur county licensing penalties.
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