Animal control in Concord is handled through the Cabarrus County unified animal ordinance, enforced by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office Animal Control. Section 10-6 requires that an animal off its owner's premises be under sufficient physical restraint such as a leash, bridle or cage.
The City of Concord does not run its own animal shelter or stand-alone leash code; instead, the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office Animal Control provides unified animal-control service covering Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Mt. Pleasant, Midland and unincorporated Cabarrus County. The county's leash requirement provides that it is unlawful for any person owning or having possession, charge, custody or control of any animal to keep such animal off his premises unless the animal is under sufficient physical restraint such as a leash, bridle, cage or similar device. Fines for violating the leash law are set in section 10-6 of the county Animal Control Ordinances. North Carolina gives this authority to local governments: cities have specific statutory authority to adopt leash ordinances under G.S. 160A-186, and counties rely on their general ordinance-making power under G.S. 153A-121. State law (G.S. 130A-185) also requires that all dogs, cats and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age, which Cabarrus County enforces alongside the restraint rule. Animal Control responds to at-large dogs, barking complaints and bite cases; the unincorporated rabies and dangerous-dog provisions of state law (G.S. Chapter 130A and Chapter 67) supplement the county ordinance. This site does not list a specific named off-leash dog park because no official source naming one was located.
Leash-law fines are set in section 10-6 of the Cabarrus County Animal Control Ordinance and escalate for repeat offenders; impounded animals incur reclaim fees. At-large, nuisance and dangerous-dog cases can carry additional county and state penalties, and failure to vaccinate violates G.S. 130A-185.
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