Hollywood, FL Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

20, titled Running at Large, gives Hollywood's leash rule its numeric standard. Subsection (C) makes it unlawful for a dog in someone's possession, custody or control to wander or stray onto any street, unfenced area or lot abutting a street, a public park, public place, or any other public or private land besides its owner's, unless the dog is effectively restrained by a chain or leash not exceeding eight feet in length. The same section separately addresses property damage: subsections (A) and (B) make it unlawful for a dog to wander onto someone else's property and cause damage there, and proof of the damage plus the dog's identity is enough to convict the owner.

18), which imposes a stricter four-foot leash limit specifically for dogs the Animal Control Officer has formally declared dangerous. 20(C) is the operative citywide restraint rule any time the dog leaves its owner's property, whether on a sidewalk, in a park, or on someone else's yard.