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Glenn County, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 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.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Glenn County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

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?
Effectively yes. Section 8.04.075 makes it unlawful to let a dog run at large, and Section 8.04.010 defines 'at large' as not enclosed, not restrained by leash, and not under a responsible person's direct control, so an unleashed, unconfined dog outside your control violates the code.
Are working or hunting dogs exempt from the leash rule?
Partly. Section 8.04.010 presumes a hunting dog is under control while legally hunting on its owner's or custodian's property, and a stock or working dog is presumed controlled while herding on that property, but both still count as at large anywhere else.
What happens if I find a stray dog running at large?
You may take possession of it under Section 8.04.080, but you must notify the animal control officer or a deputy sheriff within six hours, give full information about the animal, and surrender it to the animal control officer on demand.

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