Glenn County, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- At-large definition
- Not enclosed, leashed, or under direct control
- Enforcement
- Sheriff-Coroner as Animal Control Officer
- First/second offense
- Infraction under Section 1.12.010
- Third offense in 12 months
- Becomes a misdemeanor
- Found strays
- Report to animal control within 6 hours
Summary
Glenn County Code Section 8.04.075 makes it unlawful in the unincorporated county for an owner or custodian to let a dog or other animal run at large, trespass, or be staked on a street or public place where it could reach other animals, children, or adults.
It is unlawful within the unincorporated areas of the county for any person owning, harboring or controlling any animal to: Abandon the animal in any unincorporated area of this county. Permit the animal to run at large. Permit the animal to trespass on public or private property. ... Permit an animal to be staked or tied on any street, public or private, or other public place, or upon any private property where the animal could reach or threaten other animals, children or adults.
Full Breakdown
075 lists the acts that are unlawful for anyone owning, harboring, or controlling an animal in unincorporated Glenn County, starting with permitting the animal to run at large, to trespass on public or private property, or to threaten the safety of a person or another animal. 010 as any animal not in an enclosed area, not restrained by a leash, and not under the immediate and direct control of a responsible person, with narrow exceptions for a hunting dog performing legal hunting on its owner's property and a stock or working dog herding on its owner's property.
075 also bars staking or tying an animal on any street or public place, or on private property, where it could reach or threaten other animals, children, or adults, and bars letting a female dog in heat be accessible to other at-large dogs. 080, but must notify the animal control officer within six hours and surrender the animal on demand, providing care that meets Penal Code Section 597f in the meantime. 010, an infraction on a first and second offense, rising to a misdemeanor for a third or subsequent violation of the same provision within twelve months.
Violations & Fines
Letting a dog run at large, trespass, or threaten people or other animals violates Section 8.04.075 and is an infraction under Section 1.12.010; the same violation a third time within twelve months becomes a misdemeanor. The animal control officer can impound an at-large dog, and Section 8.04.080 requires anyone who takes up a stray to notify the officer within six hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Glenn County require dogs to be on a leash?
Are working or hunting dogs exempt from the leash rule?
What happens if I find a stray dog running at large?
Sources & Official References
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