Inglewood, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing framework
- LA County Animal Control Ordinance, Title 10
- Adopting section
- IMC Sec. 4-13
- County-to-City reading
- "County" language means "City" (Sec. 4-14)
- Not adopted locally
- County cat-licensing sections
- Leash exemption cross-ref
- IMC Sec. 3-40.2 (leashed pets excluded)
- Default violation class
- Infraction (Sec. 4-18(1))
- Listed misdemeanor sections
- e.g., County Code 10.20.280, 10.20.310
Summary
Inglewood has no separate homegrown leash statute; instead IMC Sec. 4-13 adopts the Los Angeles County Animal Control Ordinance, Title 10 of the County Code, by reference as the City's own Animal Control Code, which is what governs dogs at large and leash requirements. Sec. 3-40.2 confirms dogs, cats, and other household pets are expected to be on a leash or tether when in the public street.
In accordance with the procedure designated in Section 50001, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California, there is hereby adopted by reference as the Animal Control Code of the City of Inglewood that certain set of animal control regulations commonly known as the "Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles," presently contained in Title 10 "Animals" of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended up to and including County Ordinance No. 2011-0038 adopted July 26, 2011; provided however, those sections in the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles which apply to the licensing of cats shall not be applicable in the City of Inglewood.
Full Breakdown
, the "Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles," contained in Title 10 "Animals" of the Los Angeles County Code as amended through County Ordinance No. 2011-0038, as Inglewood's own Animal Control Code, except that the County's cat-licensing sections do not apply in Inglewood. Sec. 4-14 sets interpretive rules: wherever the adopted County text says "unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles," that phrase is read to mean "the City," and if the adopted County text conflicts with the Inglewood Municipal Code on the same subject, Inglewood's own code controls.
Separately, Sec. 2, which restricts horses and livestock on public streets and sidewalks, explicitly excludes "dogs, cats and other household pets on a leash or tether" from its restriction, confirming that a leashed or tethered dog is the baseline expectation for an animal on a public street. Enforcement penalties run through Sec. 010, are misdemeanors.
Violations & Fines
Most violations of the adopted Animal Control Ordinance, including routine leash and at-large violations, are infractions under Sec. 4-18(1). A specific list of County Code sections carried in Sec. 4-18(2), covering sections such as 10.20.280 and 10.20.310, are instead charged as misdemeanors. Because Sec. 4-13 folds in the full County ordinance, the precise fine amounts for a given leash violation come from the adopted County Code section itself, not from a separate Inglewood dollar figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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