Chelan County, WA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

40's nuisance-declaration scheme accomplishes the same restraint requirement. 020(2) makes it a public nuisance for any dog to wander at large without apparent home, care or supervision. Subsection (3) separately targets pack behavior, declaring any dogs roaming at large in packs of three or more to be a nuisance regardless of ownership, and subsection (7) specifically bars any dog from being at large on a public park or school playground. 060(a) reinforces the control expectation for licensed dogs: the owner must cause the identification tag to be conspicuously displayed on the dog anytime it is off the owner's property, and any dog four months or older must be licensed if it resides or is found in the county's designated urban growth areas.

030(a) by a peace officer or humane officer, with or without a warrant, and the impounding agency must file a written report of the circumstances. 090(c) sets the escalating penalty scale for any nuisance violation: a first offense is a civil infraction up to $130, a second offense within five years up to $250, and a third offense within five years becomes a misdemeanor punishable by up to ninety days in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.