Fishers, IN Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

It shall be unlawful for any owner or possessor of any animal to allow such animal to run at large, whether wearing a collar and tag or not, within the incorporated or unincorporated areas of the city. Any and all such animals found running at large, whether wearing a collar and tag or not, shall be immediately impounded by officers of the Animal Control Unit or any police officer. The officers may pursue the animal onto private property to effect capture of such animal.

(B)   It shall be the duty of every owner or custodian of any animal to exercise reasonable care and take all necessary steps and precautions to protect other people, property, and animals from injuries or damage which might result from the animal's behavior. If the owner or custodian of any animal is a minor, the parent or guardian of such minor shall be jointly responsible for the minor's violation of this chapter.

(C)   It shall be the duty of every owner or custodian of any animal to ensure that the animal is kept under restraint and that reasonable care and precautions are taken to prevent the animal from leaving the real property limits of its owner, possessor, or custodian, and ensure that it is:

(1)   Securely and humanely enclosed within a house, building, fence, pen or other enclosure out of which it cannot climb, dig, jump, or otherwise escape on its own volition; and that such enclosure is securely locked at any time the animal is left unattended;